"Drug overdoses, predominately from opioids, now exceed car crashes as the leading cause of unintentional death." --National Safety Council In its publication “The proactive role employers can take: OPIOIDS IN THE WORKPLACE,” The National Safety Council describes, “a disturbing trend The Growing Concern of Opioids in the Workplace [which] has [...]
Many years ago, I remember driving through the state of Pennsylvania. As you entered the state, there was a menu which described the fines for speeding. It was memorable because you could decide what level of fine you were willing to risk by going 5, 10, or 50 mph over the speed limit. It [...]
The substance abuse landscape is changing rapidly, and companies are advised to keep up, or there may be a price to pay. 1) What’s in your panel? A drug test detects only what you test for. If you want to detect Oxycontin, you have to test for it. Many companies have employees that fall [...]
Interestingly, we have people come into our clinic who have been told by the boss to take a drug test. The employee pays for it. No reason is given, but if someone comes in with money and wants a test, we’ll sell it to them. I’m actually not sure what the law says about employers [...]
Workplace injuries can be expensive and disruptive. And besides, who wants someone to get hurt? Despite employers’ hopes that employees will use good judgment, it doesn’t always work that way, and employers are burdened with the responsibility of keeping the workplace safe. If you are in human resources, you need to protect your employees [...]
It was late on a Friday morning and the phone rang. “Tim, I need your help on something.” It was Sheryl, an HR attorney I know well. She proceeded to tell me that she had received a call from a client, a small company in Chicago. One of the employees found a bloody syringe [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently rewarded truck drivers by reducing the number of required drug tests for the first time since 1989 when mandated testing began. Why? It’s pretty simple. And it’s in the code. For the last three years, the positive rate among drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses has been less than 1%. [...]
A week ago medical marijuana became available in Illinois. Frankly, I don't really care if adults choose to smoke pot. I also don't care if they choose to shoot staples into their thighs or drink gasoline. As long as it doesn't harm me, my family or my business, it's really none of my business. That's [...]
What if an employee has a positive drug test—and it’s caused by prescription medication? Legit question. And it happens. Prescription drugs can lead to positive drug tests. With prescription drug abuse out of control, many companies now choose to test for more than the 5 main classes of drugs in a standard 5 Panel [...]
Jane seems tired all the time. She’s been late to work three times in the last two weeks, and on Tuesday she actually fell asleep at her desk. Today she’s slurring her speech. One of your supervisors comes to you to ask what to do. How do you respond? What CAN the company do? [...]
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