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Will Nevada Deprive Injured Workers of their Fourth Amendment Rights?

sb admin | March 8, 2007

by Les Boden For the past several years, Nevada employers and insurers could avoid paying workersâ compensation benefits to workers who had positive drug tests. According to an article in Occupational Hazards, this led to the denial of 10%-12% of claims filed in Nevada. But thereâs a loophole that the Nevada legislature is considering closing. Workers have the right to refuse drug testing. The Insurance Journal reports that proposed legislation would require all injured workers to submit to drug tests if they apply for workersâ compensation. What a good idea! No matter that Ken Rosenman and…

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