Drug and Health Screening Articles

Mandatory Drug Testing: Dont Be an Unlucky Employer, Be a Smart One

We all want to trust that the well-groomed man in the new suit and tie handing you the impressive resume is as clean as his newly shined shoes. But the reality is that not everyone is clean and sober. According to statistics put out by the National Drug-Free Workplace...

Is It Legal to Deny Smokers Employment?

If you’re looking for a job AND you’ve been looking for a reason to kick that smoking habit, you just found it. From the press wires comes a story from Toledo, Ohio, of the ProMedica Health System which has announced that, starting on January 1, 2011, it will no...

Background Checks Important for Foster Parent Placements

In America, there are over half a million children waiting to be placed into foster parents’ homes; not surprisingly, agencies that find and support would-be foster parents are constantly looking for people who are willing to open their residences to kids who need...

The Straight Dope on Drug Tests and Medicinal Marijuana

Your employee takes a random drug test per his or her contract of employment and it comes back positive for marijuana use.  Case closed.  The worker is out, right? Wait just one minute. What you discover upon further investigation is that his or her doctor has legally...