Ok Chesapeakers. With SQ 788 passing. Don’t become a victim. If you follow the law and your doctor writes a recommendation for you to use medical m-r-j-a-a to treat your ailment, and you get terminated. Then contact an attorney for wrongful termination and discriminating against your medical condition. You are covered under the ADA. You legally do not even have to disclose you are taking this unless it can effect the safety of others during your “normal” day activities. Again this is protected under the American Disabilites Act. Don’t be lied to. If you suffer in any way, contact an employment attorney immediately. I have already secured and consulted with mine. If you want to consult one as well contact Mazaheri Law Firm.
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You call it stupid talk. But I’m the one laughing at you because I’ve passed each one to date.
~ not cheech
So Cheech your attorney finally figured out that impairment on the job might create an issue for 788 users? Well just another PSA reminder that impairment starts at 50 ng/ml and if you partake regularly you will easily blow past that limit. Not judging you Cheech just looking out for your welfare. And oh all the nonsense someone was talking about foiling every random, good luck with that. That’s stupid talk. Best of luck Cheech!
Dude, you wont get terminated for using the Mary Jane, you will just get sent packing...along with the other 10k+ people that use to work at chesa!
Let me apologize for my remarks. Obviously, I was not understanding your situation correctly; but there are always people who abuse the system. Abusing the system leads to significant hurdles in claiming the rights for those who are hard working, honest people like you. Wish you all the very best!
Of course there will be lawsuits. I just hope we do the right thing and don’t get caught up in all of that mess.
Update. I spoke with my attorney today. This SQ 788 is very tricky. However, as long as you are not impaired at work, you are protected. They do suspect there to be multiple lawsuits at first. Due to the language in 788, if you were discriminated against though, the employee is now a protected class and will be awarded a pretty hefty Doeam just trying to get off of some of these other prescription drugs that I have been on for a few years and if this helps, this is a much better alternative. This is not about people getting high, this is truly about people getting help. Don’t just assume everyone is going to abuse the system.
Yes. To the grammar Nazi, welcome!
We only have one rule here.
Don’t hide it, divide it!
Awww. The grammar Nazi has arrived. We welcome you to our small group.
Pop Quiz: Which one is correct?
A.
“Sounds like your hating on someone for having a medical condition“
B.
“Sounds like you're hating on someone for having a medical condition”
Let me tell you something.
“your a hypocrite” ≠ “you’re a hypocrite”
Grammar: Know Your Sh## or Know you’re Sh##
Actually, I have a guy......
“Medical weed does not make anyone unprofessional.” Very true.
Wait till someone abuses the system. “Hmm... I have a doctor friend who can prescribe me...”
"Do not correct a fool, or he will hate you; correct a wise man and he will appreciate you."
Way to open your mouth and show everyone your ignorance. Using medical weed does not make anyone unprofessional. Sounds like your hating on someone for having a medical condition. Who is the real unprofessional here? I don’t care what your using it for. If it improves your quality of life and doesn’t put anyone else at risk, I don’t see the problem.
Why are the Chesapeake folks so childishand and obnoxious? No wonder you guys are going down.
Way to practice the Culture Training of assuming positive intent. There seems to be a lot of people assuming people are going to be using this while at work or driving vehicles. What if they don’t? No one seems to have any issues if someone is taking Hydrocodone, Lortab, Xanax, Prozac, Ambien, etc but don’t go and use this plant. If you drink alcohol in any amount, your a hypocrite. Plain and simple. What was that? You only drink at the house? Well I only medicate at the house. It’s no different.
“We don’t need lazy unprofessionals...” but by all means continue using opiates and amphetamines.
Why don’t you quit CHK now and go to your own lulu land? We don’t need lazy unprofessional people like you.
Way to go Cheech! Ruin the 420 fun for everyone!
Go ahead smoke it, when you have an accident and severely injure someone of heaven forbid kill them, you working under the influence of a drug, legal or not, you are at fault and will be sued.
It’s 4:20 somewhere!
Good luck with that Company policy super ending State law. What everyone seems to keep forgetting is that the discrimination lawsuits will not be in a federal court but at the State level only and can be appealed only to the State Supreme Court. These types of cases will not go to the federal level. Yes it is a schedule 1 drug under Federal law but these will not be tried in a Federal court. Educate yourselves. SQ 788 will supersede any Company policy and the company will loose every time in court on this matter. Oklahoma has a non-discrimination clause in there act that most other states do not. So I hope the Company does tell everyone that they can’t follow their medical doctors recomendation. I’ve been wanting to retire early anyway and having a nice discrimination bag of money on the way out is just what I need.
It's good to learn that this company will side with the most strict laws pertaining to drugs. As an investor, I want employees to come to work with a smile on their face, but not from the effects of dope. I hope that all employers across the state increase their random drug testing in the future.
From the company’s drug testing policy:
“Should two jurisdictions overlap and have opposing regulations, laws or rules regarding the legality of a drug, the Company will side with the jurisdiction that is most strict or supersedes the opposing jurisdiction, for example, if a drug is legal in the state of Oklahoma but illegal federally, the Company will side with federal law.”
You gonna put “detoxify” or “high voltage double flush” in these vending machines?
Is it just me or should we be concerned that our drug and alcohol program manager probably has not been doing a stellar job? On a different note who can I speak with about opening a snack stand up in each building? Asking for a friend.
I’m a proud pot smoking employee. Have beaten every random given to me. It’s a joke.
Hell, I’m most efficient when I’m stoned on the clock.
It don’t matter what laws change. Or what policy is changed. I’m gonna do what I do.
Pot on the clock
I can’t be caught
I’ve getting impaired for years. It hasn’t affected my ability to do my job ever. I don’t figure it will be any different just because some law changed. People need to get their heads out of the sand.
Who said anything about being impaired at work? I’m going to be impaired at home. Where it’s legal.
Actually there is no drug test for "impairment" by weed. You can only test to see if someone has used it in the last few months. Do they still take a chunk of hair from new employees? What a joke.
Well you might have been high in civics class.
Federal law>state law
Alcohol- legal, Weed - somewhat legal
Impairment at the workplace- against every company policy in the land and potentially illegal.
Hopefully your lawyer understands Good luck!
Well regardless of which stance the Company takes, my doctor has already said he would write me a recomendation and I am meeting with an attorney this Thursday for legal council. If things don’t work out in my favor, I guess the State court system will decide the outcome.
Public Corporation not private. We are a “Federal” contractor under the very broad definition. In fact it almost impossible not to fall under the definition. Hell we operate on BLM lands and contract with them. Additionally, medical or recreational, it matters not. What matters is whether your are “ impaired” and under current narrowly defined standards it doesn’t take much.
This post seems to be all about OKC. Are we forgetting about the field where Medical goes into effect in Louisiana in August. Also Ohio’s goes into effect in September. Good luck trying to control everyone’s life by trying to place restrictions on this and still retain employees.
They can rewrite their new policy however they want but the recreational bill will be in November’s ballot and I have a strong feeling it will go through. If that happens you won’t even need a medical license you can just go buy it at will. So you won’t have to inform you supervisor of anything because it is just another over the counter item like alcohol or cigarettes. Maybe if they spent as much time in educating management as they do trying to control people’s life, we wouldn’t have a revolving door right now.
A guy from corporate security told us that it's impossible to get a contact high from being in a room of friends smoking m-r-j-a-a. So, does that mean it's impossible to get cancer from second hand smoke?
I know; let’s force our employees out of the door even faster by denying them medication. It’s ok for us all to be hopped up on opiates but not that green leaf that hasn’t killed anyone. Can we be treat like adults for once and if you come in high then bye bye. And please tell me this is false that we have a full time employee pushing this agenda?!
This is the most interesting article posted yet. I will weigh in on one item and that is the federal drug free requirement comment. That only applies to federal contractors and according to a friend of mine who is an attorney, their opinion is that CHK is not by definition a federal contractor. So since we are a private corporation that we would have to follow the State law and that would be 788.
is it just me or is it hilarious that management thinks that now that 788 passed that people will now start using? Yeah I promise there isn’t several of us already doing it. I swear!
Hahaha. Legalize medical m-r-j-a-a and suddenly everyone has their law degree. This really is a great topic though and has been a topic of debate in most groups across campus. I just hope management takes a practical stance when they rewrite our current policy. And as far as having someone on staff receiving management pay to manage our drug and alcohol program has puzzled me too for quite some time. That is not typical in our industry from small service companies to even majors.