Dear Blueline Clients, DOT changes are coming and we are here to help you navigate the new requirements that begin in January. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is finally releasing its centralized database that tracks drug and alcohol program violations. Blueline’s MROs will report...
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday this week. For your convenience, we have included our upcoming holiday hours for this week and the upcoming month of December. 11/28 - We will be closed on Thanksgiving. 11/29 - We will have limited staff...
Who could use a little extra cash this time of year? Please help us spread the employment screening love by referring friends and associates to Blueline Services. As a holiday season THANK YOU, you'll get a $50-$200 Amazon gift card for every referral that becomes a...
Background screening compliance is a growing national issue. As the industry matures and evolves, so do the rules, regulations and best practices. In January, Blueline Serivces will implement a new notice called the “613 Letter” for all clients. This is deemed a “best practice” policy...
The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) department has recently established scientific and technical guidelines for the inclusion of oral fluid specimens in the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid (OFMG)....
Quest Diagnostics, one of our trusted laboratory and clinic partners recently released some new information they found in their yearly Drug Testing Index analysis. We published an article earlier this year all about the 2018 Drug Testing Index results that released findings showing workplace drug positivity...
College students' use of marijuana in 2018 was at the highest level seen in the past three-and-a-half decades according to a study by the University of Michigan's annual national Monitoring the Future Panel study. Vaping and nicotine also doubled between 2017 and 2018 among college students....
With marijuana's recent legalization across many areas in the country, there has been an increase in misinformation being spread about the drug. While there are many reasons behind the legalization of weed, several common arguments in favor of marijuana are unsubstantiated. The Drug & Alcohol...
Working in the drug testing industry, we get a lot of the same questions concerning different drugs, rules, regulations, and screening policies. Quest Diagnostics, one of our laboratory and clinic partners, recently published some answers to their frequently asked questions about marijuana. We often receive...
How do drug testing laws work if you have employees working in more than one state? What if you have an employee that lives in one state and works in another? How does this work with legal medical or recreational marijuana? Being a multi-state employer means...
