We saw this article that referenced an employer’s action against an employee for failure to submit to a drug test. We have inserted text in the paragraphs in the article to highlight essential elements of what was obviously in the employer’s drug test policy, though not specifically mentioned in the article. Meathead Movers – the […]
Top 5 Benefits of Workplace Drug Testing
What are the top 5 benefits of workplace drug testing? There is much anxiety on the part of many employers about conducting a drug testing program. So let’s get back to basics and list, with the help of this article in the Publicist Paper , five reasons to drug test. Employers are realizing the importance […]
Positive Drug Test Results Are Up and Marijuana Testing Is Down
We know positive drug test results are up and marijuana testing is down from three major annual reports on substance abuse and drug testing: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), The Drug Testing Index (DTI) from Quest Diagnostics, and The Annual Drug […]
What Reduces Post-Accident Positive Rates?
The folks at First Advantage have released a study https://fadv.com/wp-content/uploads/Pre-Employment-Drug-Screening-Correlated-to-Lower-Post-Accident-Drug-Screening-Positivity.pdf that proves pre-employment drug testing has a positive impact on post-accident positive rates. We always give companies advice on the benefits of continuing to do pre-employment drug testing. But it is quite advantageous to have data to back up that advice.From the FADV article https://fadv.com/wp-content/uploads/Pre-Employment-Drug-Screening-Correlated-to-Lower-Post-Accident-Drug-Screening-Positivity.pdf: […]
Can an Employee Be Fired After Testing Positive for Marijuana?
According to a recent article by McAfee & Taft, an Arkansas company successfully fired an employee for testing positive for marijuana. While your organization may not be located in Arkansas, there are valuable lessons to be learned from the case (Prinsen et al v. Domtar A.W., LLC, 4:22-cv-4076 (W.D. Ark. 1/31/23). One such lesson is […]
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