The West Virginia Mining Symposium continued in Charleston Thursday and Governor Tomblin was there holding up one of the promises he made in his State of the State Address.
His administration is introducing a mine safety bill. Some key components are mandatory drug testing of all miners, including pre-employment testing, requiring employers to report when workers are let go because of violations, even if they just refuse, and giving employees 30 days to notify the state if they've been convicted of a drug related crime.
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