Virginia Drug Testing Laws and Regulations

State:	Virginia

Statute of Order:	Currently Not Available

Covered Employers:	Currently Not Available

Applicant Testing:	Currently Not Available

Employee Testing:	Currently Not Available

Conditions & Methods:	Currently Not Available

Important Bulletpoints:	Insurers for workers’ compensation benefits are to provide premium discounts of up to 5% for employers enacting compliant drug-free workplace programs. The insurers are to establish the criteria for compliance that would allow employers to be eligible for the discount. Employers may not require employees or applicants for employment to pay for the costs of medical examination required as a condition of employment under penalty of a fine not to exceed $100 for every infraction. Any attempt to defeat or defraud drug and alcohol screening tests in the State of Virginia is a violation that constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor. With regards to workers’ compensation benefits, an employee’s injury or death caused by the employee’s intoxication, willful breach of any reasonable rule or regulation adopted by the employer with the employee’s prior knowledge, and the employee’s use of an identified non-prescribed controlled substance are all grounds for denial of compensation. Unemployment benefits may likewise be denied if the employee was terminated for misconduct, the definition for which includes confirming positive to a compliant standard drug test for a non-prescribed controlled substance under the employer’s known bona fide workplace drug policy.

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Virginia Drug Testing Laws and Regulations

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