Urine and Blood Tests as a Condition of Employment

RI Workplace Drug Testing Law
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Limits employer drug testing of current employees to reasonable-suspicion testing based on documented observations, with private sample collection, confirmatory lab testing, an independent retest, a chance to explain, referral to treatment instead of firing for a first positive, and confidentiality of results. Applicants may be tested only after a conditional job offer.

Jurisdiction

Rhode Island

Jurisdiction Type

state

Country

United States

Enforcing Authority

Prosecutors (misdemeanor); courts via employee civil actions

Fines Under This Regulation

0

Total Fine Amount (USD)

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