Drug Testing Index Reverses Direction
Most employers may have zero tolerance when it comes to drugs in the workplace, but if we’re to believe the latest data from Quest Diagnostics in Madison, N.J., fewer job candidates and workers are...
View ArticleCannabis Business Charges Full Steam Ahead
It came to my attention recently — actually in the writing of a news analysis last month — that there’s a big business growing around marijuana, with 23 states now allowing for its medical use and two,...
View ArticleMarijuana Acceptance Marches On
It’s still highly unlikely that any employer will ever have to allow an employee to work while he or she is stoned, whether there’s a safety or security risk or not, but the chips seem to keep falling...
View ArticleDrug Use, Addiction at Work Continues to Rise
The use and abuse of drugs in the workplace isn’t slowing down at all. Latest reports indicate the percentage of American workers testing positive for illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and...
View ArticleClearing the Haze Around Medical Marijuana
Earlier this week, the Colorado Supreme Court handed down a ruling that one attorney says “may serve as a roadmap” for other courts—and employers—navigating the gray areas surrounding medical marijuana...
View ArticleGetting Caught in the Drug Screen
There’s an interesting new story in the New York Times today about how employers are struggling to find a key demographic of the workforce: those who are able to pass a drug test. From the NYT story:...
View ArticleSteady Rise in Workers’ Drug Use
The percentage of workers in the United States testing positive for illicit drug use has reached a 10-year high, according to Quest Diagnostics’ latest Drug Testing Index, released today at the...
View ArticleDrug Testing Index Reverses Direction
Most employers may have zero tolerance when it comes to drugs in the workplace, but if we’re to believe the latest data from Quest Diagnostics in Madison, N.J., fewer job candidates and workers are...
View ArticleCannabis Business Charges Full Steam Ahead
It came to my attention recently — actually in the writing of a news analysis last month — that there’s a big business growing around marijuana, with 23 states now allowing for its medical use and two,...
View ArticleMarijuana Acceptance Marches On
It’s still highly unlikely that any employer will ever have to allow an employee to work while he or she is stoned, whether there’s a safety or security risk or not, but the chips seem to keep falling...
View ArticleDrug Use, Addiction at Work Continues to Rise
The use and abuse of drugs in the workplace isn’t slowing down at all. Latest reports indicate the percentage of American workers testing positive for illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and...
View ArticleClearing the Haze Around Medical Marijuana
Earlier this week, the Colorado Supreme Court handed down a ruling that one attorney says “may serve as a roadmap” for other courts—and employers—navigating the gray areas surrounding medical marijuana...
View ArticleGetting Caught in the Drug Screen
There’s an interesting new story in the New York Times today about how employers are struggling to find a key demographic of the workforce: those who are able to pass a drug test. From the NYT story:...
View ArticleSteady Rise in Workers’ Drug Use
The percentage of workers in the United States testing positive for illicit drug use has reached a 10-year high, according to Quest Diagnostics’ latest Drug Testing Index, released today at the...
View ArticleOpioid Epidemic Hinders Hiring
Economists in recent days have taken note of a trend that’s been painfully obvious to many in HR: The opioid epidemic is preventing some employers in parts of the country from hiring and keeping...
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