How many of you have been closely monitoring the struggle between the states, the federal government, and the people over legalizing marijuana? Yeah. It’s crazy, isn’t it? Not only that, but as an employer, it’s scary, too. What are the ramifications of legalization? Do you have to change your policies? How are your workplace practices […]
4 Keys To A Successful Random Screening Program
Over the years, we’ve heard a lot about drug testing in the workplace. Should it be done? What about privacy? Is it fair to try to regulate someone’s behavior outside of work? Why should I do this, it just costs more money! These are all valid concerns; concerns that we would like to help you […]
The #1 Thing That Will Save Your Business
The #1 abused drug in the United States is the class of opiates and synthetic narcotics, opioids. What are these anyway? They’re highly addictive compounds, narcotics, derived from the opium poppy: Morphine and Codeine. Those sound familiar, right? These are prescription painkillers used by physicians routinely, and frequently obtained and distributed/sold illegally. That’s just the […]
Sometimes, You Just Don’t Know
An employer called to discuss collections, how users are bypassing the system and bringing in substitute specimens. It seems a supervisor, unknown by management, was a heroin addict and had been injecting between the toes to hide use. The supervisor was, in addition, advising employees pulled for random drug testing on how to ‘pass’ a […]
