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Bimonthly News Update

MUST READ: A Shocking Number of Us Are Using Substances During the Workday

We’ve all heard the phrase “it’s 5 o'clock somewhere” to justify starting happy hour earlier than usual…but some New Jersey adults are starting even while at work.

• New York Broadens Workplace First Aid Requirement to Include Opioid Antagonists

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S5922-A/A2725-A into law on Dec. 12, 2025, expanding workplace first aid requirements to include opioid antagonists where first aid supplies are required under federal law.

• Federal Court Rules on Employer’s Disability Claims After Being Terminated for Lying about Drug Use During Work Hours

She had been prescribed the medication for anxiety but was fired, in part, for allegedly lying about her use of the drug while at work.

• Does Employer Have to Pay for Employee Use of Marijuana for Chronic Pain?

The reimbursability of marijuana in workers’ compensation varies from state to state. But what about under federal worker’s compensation law? The case of a former maritime employee with chronic pain who needed edibles to get through the night addresses that question.

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