Guard's Positive Post-Accident Drug Test No Bar to Benefits

By Sherri Okamoto, WorkCompCentral ReporterThe Oklahoma Legislature's 2011 reforms to the workers' compensation system did not create a "zero-tolerance" policy when claimants test positive for drug use after workplace accidents, but simply created a rebuttable presumption that a claim is not compensable, the state Supreme Court ruled. body {background: #FFF;}body {background: #FFF;}The high court ruled on Tuesday that an Oklahoma corrections officer who tested positive for marijuana after a workplace accident was entitled to benefits for his injuries. The case is Hogg v. Oklahoma ...