Bill Would Require Post-Accident Drug Testing

A measure introduced ahead of the legislative session starting Wednesday would require that Virginia employers conduct post-accident drug testing. At the same time, a resolution introduced in the House of Delegates would require a study on the effect of disallowing charging premiums based on bonus pay, vacations and holidays. House Bill 153, by Del. Maria March, R-Floyd, would state that for the purposes of determining the cause of a workplace accident, employers shall require post-accident drug testing for the use of nonprescribed controlled substances for “any employee whose conduct ...