HB153:

Unemployment/workers compensation; testing for the use of nonprescribed controlled substances.

Bill Summary:

Unemployment compensation and workers' compensation;
testing for the use of nonprescribed controlled substances. Requires,
for an applicant for unemployment benefits for whom the only suitable
work available is in an occupation that regularly requires drug testing,
the applicant, as a condition of eligibility, to provide the Virginia
Employment Commission with the results of a drug test that is negative
for the use of a nonprescribed controlled substance. The bill also
requires, under the Workers' Compensation Act, in order to determine
the cause of a workplace accident that harmed an employee, an employer
to require post-accident drug testing for the use of a nonprescribed
controlled substance of any employee whose conduct could have contributed
to the accident. The bill also prohibits an insurer from providing
premium discounts for a drug-free workplace to an employer unless
the employer has policies in place requiring such post-accident drug
testing.