A safety sensitive position is one where the employee holding this position has the responsibility for his/her own safety or other people’s safety. Obviously, if a person operating in this type of job is under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, members of the workforce, the public or even themselves could be injured or even […]

Using hair as a specimen for drug testing poses a number of issues. There are open questions about the scientific validity of results of hair drug testing. And there are questions about its effectiveness in taking action if positive result comes back. Typically, employers are required to take action only if a positive drug test […]

Hair as a specimen for drug testing poses a number of issues. There are open questions about the scientific validity of results of hair drug testing. And, questions about its effectiveness in taking action if positive result comes back. Typically, employers are required to take action only if a positive indicates current use by the […]

Marijuana Benefits? Read the fine print of articles reporting on marijuana usage before coming to a conclusion based on an article’s headlines. Case in point is this article that reads New Research Debunks Two Medical Marijuana Myths. Until you read what the myths are, you are left with the impression that medical marijuana is either […]