{"id":134,"date":"2015-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/can-i-challenge-my-urine-drug-test-after-my-workplace-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:00:09","slug":"can-i-challenge-my-urine-drug-test-after-my-workplace-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/can-i-challenge-my-urine-drug-test-after-my-workplace-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Challenge My Urine Drug Test After My Workplace Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/work-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work Accidents<\/a> | March 26, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Illinois provides workers\u2019 compensation protection for employees who are injured at work. Generally, this works on a \u201cno-fault\u201d insurance scheme. Without getting too technical, the current system bars injured workers from suing their employers and their insurers directly for their injuries. In exchange for that liability protection, the employee is not required to prove fault for a workplace accident in order to receive certain medical benefits and other compensation.<\/p>\n<p>However, one of the requirements of obtaining workers\u2019 compensation for a workplace accident is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.illinois.gov\/sites\/iwcc\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">employee must have been engaging in normal workplace duties at the time the accident occurred<\/a>. Companies with well-known policies against substance abuse can often argue against paying out claims to workers who were using drugs around the time of their accidents. Basically, an employer can argue that an injured worker who is shown to have drugs or alcohol in their system at the time of the accident was not performing normal workplace duties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/can-i-challenge-my-urine-drug-test-after-my-workplace-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can I Challenge My Urine Drug Test After My Workplace Accident?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work Accidents | March 26, 2015 Illinois provides workers\u2019 compensation protection for employees who are injured at work. Generally, this works on a \u201cno-fault\u201d insurance scheme. Without getting too technical, the current system bars injured workers from suing their employers and their insurers directly for their injuries. 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