Alex Can a employer refuse to hire someone with a prescription?
An employer cannot discriminate against an existing employee or refuse to hire an individual based on prescription medicine information or a medical condition. Employees or applicants can only be asked medication information or about existing medical conditions if it poses a risk to the safety of themselves or others.
Can a company ask an employee to disclose a prescription?
A lot of employers believe that so long as it is in your policy, an employer has the right to ask an employee to disclose a medication, and the employee will be obligated to disclose that information to the employer. As you will see, this is not the case – prescription medication disclosure policies and procedures are highly nuanced.
Can a doctor rescind a job offer based on a prescription?
Even when you have a doctor’s prescription for a medication that shows up on a drug test, an employer can sometimes legally rescind a job offer. For instance, if you take oxycodone for severe, chronic pain and you received a job offer, the employer may be within its right in rescinding the offer if the position was airline pilot.
Can a employer refuse to hire an employee in a drug rehabilitation program?
(However, federal laws state that employers may not fire, refuse to hire, or refuse to promote an employee or candidate who is in a drug rehabilitation program). While everyone agrees that the workplace should be as safe and risk-free as possible, employees have the right to medical privacy.
An employer cannot discriminate against an existing employee or refuse to hire an individual based on prescription medicine information or a medical condition. Employees or applicants can only be asked medication information or about existing medical conditions if it poses a risk to the safety of themselves or others.
A lot of employers believe that so long as it is in your policy, an employer has the right to ask an employee to disclose a medication, and the employee will be obligated to disclose that information to the employer. As you will see, this is not the case – prescription medication disclosure policies and procedures are highly nuanced.
Can an employer refuse to hire me if I am Takin?
You have asked two questions: can you work, and can an employer refuse to hire you for legally prescribed narcotics. There is no reason why you cannot work, so long as the job description does not include tasks that might be restricted or dangerous given the potential effects of the narcotics (for example, driving).
Even when you have a doctor’s prescription for a medication that shows up on a drug test, an employer can sometimes legally rescind a job offer. For instance, if you take oxycodone for severe, chronic pain and you received a job offer, the employer may be within its right in rescinding the offer if the position was airline pilot.