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CBD Oil Discrimination Case Highlights Challenges Employers Face With Drug Tests for Marijuana

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
CBD Oil Discrimination Case Highlights Challenges Employers Face With Drug Tests for Marijuana

Under federal law, marijuana is still an illegal, Schedule 1 drug. This means that employers do not need to accommodate medical marijuana use under the ADA, even if marijuana is decriminalized or legalized under state law. CBD oil is a substance derived from the hemp plant, contains low levels of THC, and is legal. What…

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Age discrimination: Seniors say they feel devalued when interacting with health care providers

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Age discrimination: Seniors say they feel devalued when interacting with health care providers

There was the time several years ago when she told an emergency room doctor that the antibiotic he wanted to prescribe wouldn’t counteract the kind of urinary tract infection she had. He wouldn’t listen, even when she mentioned her professional credentials. She asked to see someone else, to no avail. “I was ignored and finally…

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