We would like to focus on a couple of issues of the ruling that are obvious and not so obvious. This is a long-awaited decision from the state of Colorado regarding a company’s right to fire a worker using medical marijuana in their off hours. The full judicial decision can be downloaded by clicking here […]

Alcohol and drug abuse is revealed in the National Survey on Drug Use (NSDUH). National Survey on Drug Use and Health 05-2015 While looking at charts and statistics can sometimes numb the senses, we present below some very concerning statistics about alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace in this article. Why do we think […]

We have touted the advantages of oral fluid drug testing over urine drug testing many times in the past. Now those statements have been validated by the US Federal Government. We have listed below what we believe are important points. Each statement is followed by the page number of the actual document. You can read […]

We get many questions from employers about drug testing for marijuana in states where marijuana is legal. Employers should remember two things. So far, an employer’s right to take action against a worker under the current influence has not been overruled. And, just because alcohol is a legal substance that doesn’t mean an employer needs […]

Does your firm have a policy for post-accident drug and alcohol testing? For those firms that do not, direct your attention to Quest Diagnostic’s analysis of more than 5.6 million drug tests in 2013 in the table below. That analysis shows that 5.9% of the tests for this reason were positive. And, this includes only […]