Kan. Admin. Regs. § 21-34-7

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section 21-34-7 - Regulation of alcohol and drugs

These regulations do not prohibit a covered entity from:

(a) prohibiting the illegal use of drugs and the use of alcohol at the workplace by all employees;

(b) requiring that employees not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the workplace;

(c) requiring that employees behave in conformance with the requirements established pursuant to the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);

(d) holding an employee who engages in the illegal use of drugs or who is an alcoholic to the same qualification standards for employment or job performance and behavior that the entity holds other employees, even if any unsatisfactory performance or behavior is related to the employee's drug use or alcoholism;

(e) requiring that its employees employed in an industry subject to federal regulations comply with the standards established in those regulations, if any, regarding alcohol and the illegal use of drugs; and

(f) requiring that employees employed in sensitive positions in an industry subject to federal regulations comply with those regulations, if any, that apply to employment in sensitive positions.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 21-34-7

Authorized by K.S.A. 44-1004; implementing K.S.A. 44-1009, as amended by L. 1991, Chapter 147, Section 6; effective, T-21-3-27-92, March 27, 1992; effective April 27, 1992.