Published on 13 May 2014 • United States, West Virginia
This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses a recent amendment to the West Virginia Code requiring employers to report to the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training (OMHST) whenever a certified applicant or employee in a safety-sensitive mining position tests positive for a drug or alcohol, refuses to submit a sample, or possesses or submits a substituted or adulterated sample. The amendment was signed into law March 28, 2014 by West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. The amendment, which took effect immediately, applies to unionized and non-unionized employees.