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Executive Order concerning Drug-Free Federal Workplace (No. 12564)

Main Region

First Region

United States of America
Conditions of work; Public and civil servants
1986-09-15
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

Inter alia, this Executive Order requires federal employees to refrain from using illegal drugs, whether on or off duty. It calls upon the head of each agency to establish a policy and a programme to test for the use of illegal drugs by employees in sensitive positions (as defined in the Order), other employees under certain circumstances, as well as any applicant for employment. Agencies shall, in addition to taking any appropriate personnel action, refer a drug-using employee to an assistance programme for counseling and to treatment or rehabilitation, as appropriate. Any action to discipline an employee shall be taken in compliance with otherwise applicable procedures, including the Civil Service Reform Act.

Serial region

    Serial title
    Federal Register
    Date
    1986-09-17
    Volume
    Vol. 51
    Number
    No. 180
    Page range
    pp. 32889-32893