Article courtesy of Sarah Carey Drug abuse is an issue that’s gaining a lot of attention as a health and safety risk in the workplace. Employers find it necessary to implement an effective (sometimes) zero-tolerance drug policy in the workplace. Both public and private employers find a 5-panel drug screen helpful in their drug screening [...]
Yes. A BIG FAT yes. Some companies mistakenly think that getting drug test results directly from a lab or from an in-house-administered instant test is good enough. And after reading this, they may still consider it worth the risk. But make no mistake. There are risks. Ultimately, you are responsible for ensuring a fair, reliable [...]
Flunking a pre-employment drug test shows you’re stupid—AND you use drugs. You applied for the job. You interviewed for it. You got it, pending a negative drug test. And you flunked it? Wow. Double fail. More and more companies are drug testing—even small companies. And more and more people are failing, some in a very public way. [...]
