GLENVIEW — Drug testing before and during employment cannot only save a company from hiring the wrong people, but also point people in a direction they may need but not acknowledge. The Importance of Workplace Drug Testing James Jennings, president and CEO of Jennings Chevrolet and Volkswagen in Glenview, started drug testing his employees [...]
Don't be fooled by marijuana support Recently, the National Institute on Drug Abuse organized the fourth annual National Drug Facts Week. The official observance ended, but the conversation should continue. For several months, media outlets have flooded us with stories about marijuana legalization, whether for medical or recreational use. If your world is far [...]
We all have competitors. Some compete for the same customers. Others compete for the same employees. Smart employers pay attention to both. To attract the right employees, you need to offer something compelling: competitive wages, stimulating work environment, benefits, flexibility or whatever your ideal employee might need. Prospective employees know [...]
If you’re one of the many companies implementing random drug testing programs for the first time, it’s a common question. And a good one. What do you do if an employee fails a drug test? The simple answer is, “It’s up to you.” Pretty empowering, I think. The employer gets [...]
When the public perceives drugs to be dangerous, usage declines. When people perceive them to be less risky, usage increases. It’s logical, but somebody actually studied it and published a report on it. (2012 Monitoring The Future survey) A 2013 Gallup poll finds that 58% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana [...]
In 1988, 13.6% of all workplace drug tests were positive. 1988 is when the Federal Drug-free Workplace Act went into effect, followed by the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 three years later. Deterrence makes a difference. Quest Diagnostics' 2013 Drug Testing Index has tracked drug testing statistics for 20 years now. The study separates statistics [...]
Flunking a pre-employment drug test shows poor judgment—AND you use drugs. After applying, interviewing, and securing the job pending a negative drug test, you still failed. Seriously? The Growing Issue of Failed Drug Tests Wow. Double fail. More and more companies are drug testing—even small companies. And more and more [...]
So let’s do a little educating, and we’ll keep it simple. Think of cholesterol as fat in your blood. (It really isn’t, but the image is helpful—to me, anyway.) Your body needs it, but too much is bad as it builds up on the walls of your blood vessels and [...]
The headline of an August 9 article on reason.com reads, “Chicago Opens First Marijuana Clinic, Despite Total Lack of Actual Legal Marijuana.” The Illinois medical marijuana law kicks in January 1, 2014. The law lists [tippy title =”40 specific conditions”] cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, [...]
On August 1, 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.” Whether you support it or not, it WILL affect the workplace. And not in a good way. The drug testing and HR worlds are buzzing with concern and questions. Many questions. [...]
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