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California JPIA Kicks Off Year with Employee Off-Duty Cannabis Use Webinar

The California JPIA hosted its first webinar of the year—Keeping Compliant with AB 2188 and SB 700: Employee Off-Duty Cannabis Use—on January 10, 2024. A total of 106 participants attended the webinar, including members, business partners, and Authority staff.

Kelly Trainer Policky, the California JPIA’s employment practices manager, welcomed attendees and provided an overview of the implications of two state bills regarding employee off-duty cannabis use (AB 2188 and SB 700) and their effects on employers.

The presentation covered key topics such as employer limitations on cannabis testing, whether inquiries about prior cannabis use are allowable, necessary modifications to existing agency policies and procedures, and other compliance issues.

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The webinar also highlighted several resources, including the Authority’s Employment Hotline, a new Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy template, and new reference material for legal concerns with drug and alcohol testing in the public sector.

While the Employment Hotline is not intended to replace the advice of a member agency’s attorney or labor counsel, it provides an extra level of review to ensure that the members and the pool are protected.

The two new digital resources—the Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy template and Drug and Alcohol Testing Public Sector reference material—are available to the Authority’s members through the library section of the Authority’s website.

The Authority also provides various training resources that cover topics such as substance abuse prevention, drug and alcohol abuse management, and recognizing signs of impairment.

For more information about this webinar or if you have ideas for future webinar topics, please contact Abraham Han, senior risk manager.

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