My employee has informed me that they will be entering an alcohol rehabilitation program. Can we terminate their employment? Does it make any difference if they're a new employee and has told me that they have been in two other rehabilitation programs?

Q&As

• What do I do if an applicant’s drug test comes back positive?
• Can I let an applicant start working while I wait for drug test results?
• Can I still deny employment if an applicant used cannabis three weeks ago and it is showing up on a drug test now?
• Are any businesses excused from the ban on smoking in the workplace?
• Can I ask a candidate about smoking during a job interview?
• Do I need to be certified as a drug-free workplace?
• Are there any circumstances where I can refuse to hire an individual because of his/her disability?
• Can we conduct in-house drug testing?
• Can you define "reasonable suspicion" with respect to reasonable suspicion drug or alcohol testing?
• Do disability discrimination laws protect a person recovering from an injury?
• What can an employer do when an employee comes back from breaks reeking of cigarette smoke?
• There are only three employees in my business. If everyone agrees, may we smoke?
• What employment laws protect workers with a disability and which employers are covered?
• Do we have to file a workers' compensation claim for an employee injured on the job and who tested positive for marijuana?
• How do I implement a random drug testing policy?
• What is the law in California about smoking in the workplace?
• Can we lay off an employee who has been out on disability for almost a year?
• Do we need to give an employee protected time off to enter a substance abuse recovery program?
• My office is equipped with a window exhaust fan. May I smoke in my office?
• What can I do if our company requires pre-employment drug tests, but an applicant refuses to take the test?
• We required a visibly intoxicated employee to take a drug test and it came back positive. What do we do?
• If an employee voluntarily discloses drug use, can we require they sign a last chance agreement and submit to weekly drug testing?
• Our warehouse has large roll-up doors that usually are kept open. May we smoke there?