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This is a question we batted around back in June, in that case applying to workers in the private sector. If you live in a state where marijuana has been legalized, either for medical or recreational use, can your employer fire you for failing a drug test even if you were only using marijuana in off work hours? It turns out the answer is generally yes, though it’s a bit complicated.Today the same issue arises for public sector workers. Government Executive examines the question of whether or not federal workers should legally be allowed to fire up a joint after...

As we prepare to enter into the presidential transition period there is one pressing question on the mind of some government employees: will I stay or will I go? (With all due apologies to The Clash.) For most federal workers the change in management won’t have much effect. They are hired through normal channels and have powerful unions to ensure they stay there for as long as they like. But a second class of government employees consists of those who are appointed by the current administration. They generally don’t enjoy the same level of protection and are often replaced when...

Turn around is fair play, after all. It's time we ripped off a few pages from the far left's playbook and turned the tables to use their system against them. It's time for a little political (and legal) hardball. So let's start by learning from the far left teacher's associations and run with the "zero tolerance" play for a while. The teachers now have zero tolerance for guns in schools. That's fine. Guns do not necessarily belong in school unless shooting is being taught. But, they carried that zero tolerance thing so far it is now little more then a...