Special Update: Worker Compensation Insurers May Offer a Premium Discount for Employers with Certain Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace Policies Under a new law in Maryland, a workers’ compensation insurer may file a rating plan that provides for a premium discount for appropriate classifications (or sub-classifications) of a risk of up to 4% to an insured […]
HR Magazine Is Wrong
HR Magazine is wrong when it provides a statement about what a new Massachusetts Law prevents regarding employers’ inquiries about a candidate’s salary history? In the October 2016 issue of HR Magazine, page 12, the first statement reads as follows: “Massachusetts has become the first state to enact a law preventing employers from asking job […]
Criminal Conviction Searches Banned in Maryland?
Many incorrectly assume that Maryland has banned doing criminal conviction searches in Maryland. This stems from wording in the Maryland Human Relations Commission Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedure. It is incorrect to assume you, as an employer, are no longer allowed to make inquiries of prior criminal convictions. Maryland allows inquiries about convictions that bear […]
EEOC says Drug Tests Violated the ADA
Employers must use drug tests in compliance with the ADA. The EEOC identifies two different types of drug tests. There is a drug test for illegal drugs, normally known as the five panel test. And a drug test for illegal panels and additional legal drug panels, normally known as the 9 or 10 panel test. […]
Post-Accident Drug Test Under OSHA’s New “Reasonable Reporting Procedure” Rule
Post-accident drug test procedures have recently come under scrutiny by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Let’s start this article with basic steps employers need to take to assure compliance with this new regulation as reported in the article by Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, No “blanket” post-accident testing. No effect on random […]
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