Always looking for ways to improve highway safety, the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) rolls out a new program for employers soon. It officially begins January 6, 2020. The FMCSA designed the Clearinghouse to enable employers and others to identify drivers who have drug and alcohol violations. Those that have access to the Clearinghouse are: Read more »
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Defense Department up in Arms — Forbids CBD Use
Service members may be legally able to use CBD products where they’re stationed. However, the Defense Department has spoken and forbids CBD use by any and all military personnel. With a growing number of states legalizing the use of CBD oils, Congress passed the Agriculture Improvement Act in December 2018. The main purpose was to legalize Read more »
Verifying Medical Marijuana Authorization — MRO or Employer?
A majority of the United States allows legal use of medical marijuana. The medical conditions that allow its use differ from state to state. This is posing a problem for employers across the board. Including how they handle positive drug test results. Verifying a medical marijuana authorization needs to be part of your drug-free policy if it’s Read more »
How to Pass a Urine Test
It’s incredibly easy to pass a urine test. Simply put, don’t use drugs. Over 95% of our nation’s workforce agrees. It’s the little over 4% who test positive for using drugs who hope to find a way to dupe employers by falsifying a drug test. A quick online search results in page after page of ways to beat a urine Read more »
5 Reasons to Use a Professional Collector Instead of DIY Drug Tests
It was your fledgling company’s first positive drug test result. After the DIY drug test actually read positive, you followed the state protocol and took the employee’s specimen to a lab for retesting. You even drove it to the lab yourself! You waited to terminate the guy after receiving their positive result. Who knew days later Read more »