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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES RULE COMBATING THE OPIOID CRISIS

November 26, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 24
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

On November 13, 2017, the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) published a final rule that expands the DOT’s current drug testing panel to include certain semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, and oxymorphone). DOT drug testing regulations, which apply to all modes…

INFORMATION ON YOUR EMPLOYEES’ ELECTRONIC DEVICES MIGHT NOT BE SECURE AT THE BORDER

February 28, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 5
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

The recent spate of news stories describing travelers seeking to enter the U.S. being stopped at the border and forced to hand over their phones and laptops has caused a great deal of concern among pro-immigration and civil liberties advocates. But they are not the only ones who need to pay…