Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of the results of a new poll on workplace marijuana usage from Employers that found that 1 in 5 small business owners (19%) said they would allow an employee who has a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana to use it while at work, while nearly 2/3 of owners (62%) said they would not, and 17% remained unsure. The poll also examines whether small businesses had written policies in place regarding marijuana, and if they used employee drug testing. Find out more by clicking here!
Also in the news today is the California DWC’s recent announcement that its new online process for QME represented initial panel requests has been successfully up and running since its Oct. 1 launch, which has essentially eliminated the waiting period for represented initial panels, which previously had significant delays. Find out more by clicking here!