In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register in which it proposes to amend...
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DOT to Add Synthetic Opioids to its Drug Testing Panel
Post Accident Positivity Climbs Among American Workers
In the latest release of the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index, its senior director of science and technology noted that, over the past five...
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Medical Marijuana Comes to North Dakota: What North Dakota Employers Need to Know
North Dakota joined 28 states across the nation who have legalized some form of medical marijuana use when its Compassionate Care Act went into...
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EEOC Increases Scrutiny of Employer Actions Taken Against Prescription Drug Users
Prescription drug abuse has made national news in the last few years. In March 2016, President Obama noted that “prescription opioid abuse and...
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Shortage of Drug-Free Job Applicants
It is no secret that the country has a drug problem and, according to Briefings magazine, that problem is increasingly spilling over into the...
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FMCSA Finalizes Rule on National Drug and Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced a final rule establishing a...
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By the Numbers: Drug Detection Window by SpecimenType
Quest Diagnostics’ By the Numbers series recently took a closer look at the numbers, facts and data that impact workplace drug testing programs...
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The Opioid Addiction Epidemic Grows in the Workplace
It’s no secret that Americans – and their employers – have an opioid problem. The Washington Post recently shared that one-third of long-term...
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What Does Florida’s Medical Marijuana Law Mean for Employers?
More than 6.5 million Floridians voted to approve an amendment to the state’s Constitution that allows the right for people with one or more...
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Recreational Marijuana Use Becomes Legal in Massachusetts
A new Massachusetts law that has legalized the recreational use of marijuana in the state seeks to control its production and distribution under a...
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Prescribed Drugs Blur Policies
With America in the throes of a prescription drug crisis, employers face the liability for failing to accommodate an employee’s use of...
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OSHA’S Post-Accident Drug Testing Rule Delayed
Along with the delay of OSHA’s new rule that affects post-accident drug testing procedures, the effective date now has been moved to Dec. 1...
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