Not long ago, a workplace drug screening that turned up marijuana use was a fireable offense. These days, employers face a confusing patchwork of federal, state, and local laws regarding the drug and the consequences of a positive test aren’t always so clear. At the federal level, marijuana is still illegal. The Controlled Substances Act […]
As we dash into the lucrative holiday shopping season, employers are scrambling to hire temporary workers to extend their ranks. And, by all accounts, the season is expected to be a busy one as companies announce big plans to hire more workers — and fast. In recent weeks, Target announced it was bringing on more […]
New York City, Nevada make it illegal to skip over job seekers because of previous pot use Starting next year, job seekers in New York City and Nevada will no longer have to worry about whether they’ll flunk a pre-employment drug test — and lose out on a job — because of that joint they […]
Reasonable suspicion drug testing, sometimes called for-cause drug testing, is used when an employer has a strong reason to believe that a worker may be acting under the influence of drugs or alcohol while on the job. The employer can require the employee to immediately get a medical evaluation and/or drug test to confirm or […]
Each time we fly, it’s SOP to be screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help ensure no passenger will pose a threat to any other passenger, the aircraft, or its crew. So we board with confidence, secure in the knowledge every individual on board has passed this multi-check safety screen. But what about […]
According to the recently released Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index, drug positivity rates for 2018 climbed to the highest level since 2004. The analysis examines test results for a range of various illicit and prescription drugs from more than ten million workplace drug test results. The study is broken down into three categories: federally mandated, […]
