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 […]
How to Document Workplace Impairment
We often get requests from clients who provide an example of workplace impairment they’ve witnessed. Then they tell us they want to send the employee for a drug test in the hope of getting a positive result without a documented observation. Some supervisors see poor performance in the workplace and believe substance abuse is the […]
Medical Marijuana Users in Safety Sensitive Positions
We have frequently written about the danger of having medical marijuana users in safety sensitive positions in your workforce. We are very concerned about employees using this drug and then being on the job in a safety position. When it comes to marijuana, we want to encourage employers to take steps to protect their workforce […]
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