An increasing number of companies are randomly testing employees for illicit drug use in the U.S. In fact, 9.1 million urine tests were conducted last year in the country for employers by Quest Diagnostics and almost 350,000 results indicated drug use. The drug of choice, in most cases, was marijuana, painkillers and amphetamines. Issues with Read more »
CO Marijuana Legalization Led to Dramatic Increase in Drugged Driving
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine analyzed data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the results indicate there may be unintended consequences of legalizing marijuana in the state. NHTSA data from its Fatality Analysis Report System for years 1994 to 2011 was used and compared between states with and without legalized marijuana. Specifically, Colorado vehicle Read more »
How to Talk to Your Employees About a Drug Free Workplace
Creating a drug-free workplace is important, but how do you talk to your employees about it? Most employees will understand that drug testing and the measures that go along with it are just part of a strategy for the benefit of the company and also for the safety and well-being of all employees. When having Read more »
Misused Prescription Drugs: How Dangerous Can They Be?
How many times have we taken sedatives without doctors’ prescription just to sleep better or a painkiller prescribed to someone else to curb that ridiculous pain? The answer, unfortunately is, “quite often.” Prescription drugs are largely misused by teens and students. They usually have many ways to do it and more than one reason to start Read more »
10 Posts HR Pros Must Read
Career human resource professionals recognize it can be difficult to establish a good balance between limiting potential risks to the company while also ensuring that the employees are engaged and working well together. Here are 10 blog posts that can help HR professionals achieve that balance: 1. Mary Barra: The rare CEO who worked in Read more »
David Bell Explains Marijuana Legalization’s Impact on Drug Testing
As more states move to legalize marijuana, both for medical and recreational use, more employers want to know how these changes might impact their rights to maintain a drug-free workplace. The good news is that as long as you have a proper drug free workplace policy in place, very little will change. (Employees wondering how Read more »
Is Marijuana the Next Business Boom?
By late 2014, voters in two more states and the District of Columbia had approved measures to legalize marijuana for recreational use. These votes apply an increasing amount of pressure on the federal government to decriminalize marijuana, and pot legalization supporters and opponents agree that they are moving America ever closer to establishing a whole Read more »
Four Reasons HR People Rule the World
Human resource professionals are key to running a successful company, whether the business is a large corporation or a small-scale operation. They are often the first members of the staff job applicants meet when they apply for work with the company. They help prepare new hires for work by explaining company policies and performance expectations, Read more »