An overlooked reason to do drug testing is to help identify employees who may be struggling with addiction. Many people assume the motivating factor behind drug testing employees is to “throw the bum out”. Nothing could be further from the truth for a variety of reasons. If an employee is a valuable and productive employee […]

Consistency is highly important when it involves drug and alcohol testing. Unfortunately, many employers are only concerned with alcohol testing. This article , summarized below, highlights the importance of doing both types of testing regularly. A strong random drug and alcohol testing program sends a powerful message to the workforce that this type of behavior […]

What do large firms do that you should also do in your firm? Large firms drug test applicants and employees for many good reasons. Our purposes in writing this blog are twofold. First, we want to highlight the reasons why Wegmans and Frito-Lay perform drug testing, i.e. it protects employees, other third parties and your […]

Should your business create a drug testing policy? While many individuals have differing opinions on this question, this activity remains a fairly common activity associated with the hiring process for many of the nation’s largest companies. To understand why, let’s take a closer look at one of the largest companies that maintains a zero-tolerance drug […]

It is important to be aware of state laws and rules governing the implementation of reasonable accommodations in particular when it comes to drug testing. This recent article by New Hampshire Public Radio illustrates why it is important. Last month, NHPR reported that an employer fired a worker who was prescribed cannabis due to a […]