Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Status: Approved 10/28/12, 12:55 pm

Question

If I have an active perscription for Vicoden and I run out, and I borrow some from a co worker whom also has an active perscription am I quilty of breaking any laws, ie trafficing furnishing.... you see my work now wants to suspend me for 30 days for this because of emails to a coworker for the above senario. No parties myself or my co worker were caught in the "act" just off of emails back and forth


Asked on 10/30/12, 11:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

If you have a prescription, that means you have a legit bottle into which you could put discretely 'borrowed' tablets, and no one would be the wiser once in the bottle. However, your problem is that you got caught in the act, looking like you were dealing, using at work, or something showing drugs in the workplace. Yes, you can be terminated for that 'good cause', with or without a prescription, since you can't 'legally' do such 'borrowing'. Also, in general, unless an employee is civil service, in a union, or has a written employment contract, they are an 'at will' employee that can be disciplined or terminated any time for any reason, with or without �cause�, explanation or notice.

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Answered on 10/30/12, 2:02 pm


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