"Mississippi employers should immediately review their workplace drug and alcohol testing policies to ensure they are up to date regarding the newly passed law."

"A drug-abusing employee who is, for example, 5 times more likely to cause a workplace accident, would cost his or her employer much more than $8,800 per year."

"The top priority of the collector is to ensure that the integrity of the collection process is maintained throughout the entire collection."

All employees should be subject toPost-Accident testing when an accident occurs that meets the criteria that the employer outlines for such testing.

Employers will still need to tread carefully with employees who use marijuanaoff-duty and who are not under the influence at work.

If an employee is injured andtests positivefor drugs, the employer is then permitted to assume that the injury was primarily caused by drug use.