Lots of employers are having problems maintaining their workforce for various reasons today. Performance and productivity are dropping for many of these businesses. Employees are the backbone of the company. Coming up with enticing sign-on bonuses or other perks to offer potential new hires is working for some. Other business owners are dropping or restructuring Read more »
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Poppy Seeds on DOD’s Drug Testing Radar
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) recently sounded the alarm issuing a memorandum advising all military personnel to refrain from consuming poppy seeds found in baked goods and other food sources. The reason is that poppy seeds can become contaminated with morphine and codeine during the harvesting process. Both drugs form naturally in the poppy Read more »
Employee Drug Testing: It’s for Safety’s Sake
Employee drug testing offers employers many benefits that include lower absenteeism and increased productivity. However, neither of those is the number one reason that employers drug test. The main reason that employers choose to operate a drug-free workplace is for safety’s sake. Someone who is using drugs while at work has likely already formed an Read more »
Drug Testing Can Actually Lower Business Costs
Some news outlets are reporting that inflation is slowing down. However, some business owners across the country may beg to differ. If you’re one of them—and you’re to the point of cutting costs to keep your business afloat—employee drug testing shouldn’t make the list. In fact, it may help you lower your overall costs. Once Read more »
How to Identify Heroin Use in the Workplace
Heroin is a powerful narcotic classed as a Schedule 1 drug under the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Controlled Substances Act. Drugs in this category have a high potential for addiction and abuse with no currently accepted medical use in treatment within the United States. It’s processed from morphine which is a naturally occurring substance extracted Read more »
2023 DOT Drug Test Review
Drug testing safety-sensitive employees helps ensure everyone’s safety when traveling. The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires all safety-sensitive employees to submit to a drug test. DOT drug testing began back in 1986 when President Ronald Reagan implemented the Drug-Free Workplace Program as part of the war on drugs. It required, both, pre-employment drug testing and Read more »
What is a Pipe?
Judging from the image, it’s pretty obvious that many things qualify as a pipe. Believe it or not, even cardboard tubes can suffice. Granted, those types are generally reserved for teens or addicts who find themselves in a pinch. The question we need to ask, perhaps is what are these—often handmade—devices used for? In short, Read more »
Employee Background Screening: Pre-Employment Only?
Not all employers use employee background screening as part of their company’s hiring process. Those who do most likely run a pre-employment check. Then, once a candidate is brought on board, they are never subjected to another. That’s neither here nor there in most cases. That’s because the majority of people in the workforce don’t Read more »