The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has set guidelines  regarding the use of codeine, oxycodone and other opioids for employers and employees. If you use drug testing as part of your screening process or use it over the course of employment, you must understand your legal obligations to protect your business. The ADA has strict […]

Pre-employment drug screening is a critical part of the application process for many businesses, but others brush it off as a “stupidity test.” In other words, providing that someone knows they might be screened for drug usage during the application process, passing the test is as easy as avoiding that substance for a few days […]

Medical marijuana and cannabis in the workplace continue to present employers with unique challenges, as things that are legal on a state level are not necessarily legal on a federal level or appropriate for different industries. A recent case that exemplifies this involves a worker suing Amazon for using medical marijuana and being fired and […]

In the famous words of Yogi Berra, “it’s like déjà vu all over again” when it comes to a common workforce drug problem—marijuana. Marijuana was the first drug to lead to widespread drug testing in the workplace, and it has made a remarkable (and remarkably scary) comeback over the past few years. How can your […]

Substance abuse in times of national crises increases. An opinion shared by many. While that seems logical, it is important to have facts to support the opinion. Fortunately, a recent White Paper Increased drug abuse after COVID 19 Crisis OS-CCG_DTinCovidArticle_v3 recently issued by Bill Current from Current Consulting Group, in association with OraSure Technologies, Inc. […]