Psychiatrist Brian Hyatt, MD, also faces accusations that he held patients against their will, according to civil lawsuits filed in Washington County, Arkansas.
The Gravette City Council approved an ordinance Oct. 28 passing along a rate increase from the Benton/Washington Regional Public Water Authority to Gravette customers.
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Medical Pot User s Nixed Job Offer Allowed, Hospital Says
Law360 (June 3, 2021, 7:40 PM EDT) An Arkansas hospital system on Thursday asked a state court judge to toss a proposed class action filed by a man who was offered a job but had the offer rescinded after a positive marijuana test, saying that the job was safety sensitive and that medical pot users are therefore not qualified.
In a motion for judgment on the pleadings, Northwest Arkansas Hospitals LLC asked the court to dismiss Balance Reed s suit with prejudice, rejecting his argument that the mental health tech I position for which he applied was not designated in writing as safety-sensitive.
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A medical marijuana card holder is suing a northwest Arkansas hospital system for withdrawing a job offer after he tested positive for pot, and he says he’s not alone.
Balance “Lance” Reed of Washington County is seeking class-action status against Northwest Arkansas Hospitals LLC of Springdale, which operates several hospitals including Willow Creek Women’s Hospital and Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville.
Reed said in his lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Washington County Circuit Court, that he believes there are at least 35 and as many as 100 people who were denied a job by Northwest Arkansas Hospitals because of their medical marijuana patient status.