Beginning in 2020, Nevada employers will no longer be able to refuse to hire a job applicant for failing a marijuana drug test. This new law was signed into effect just last week by Governor Steve Sisolak and makes Nevada the first state to pass...
Earlier this week, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to decriminalize adult use and possession of magic mushrooms (or psilocybin) and other psychoactive plants and fungi. This ruling follows Denver's similar ruling last month that also approved the legalization of psychedelic mushrooms. The psychedelic properties of...
With the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse beginning on January 6th of 2020, we've received a lot of questions about what the clearinghouse will mean for different roles. To help answer some of those questions, we've included this chart the FMCSA created below that outlines what...
Registration for the DOT Clearinghouse will begin soon! For those DOT members who will be a part of the Clearinghouse, below is a timeline of upcoming events happening for the Clearinghouse that you should be aware of. The Clearinghouse final rule was made back in December...
Are employers allowed to make employees disclose their medications? Or as an employee, do I have to disclose my medications if my employer requests it? This is one of the most common questions or hesitations that we get from both employers and employees about drug testing. Both...
There is no shortage of addictive substances out there, but some are more dangerous than others. What makes a drug more dangerous or addictive? And what are the potential consequences of using certain drugs? Professor David Nutt, a psychiatrist and director of neuropsychopharmacology in the Division...
With the new year upon us, it's a time to set new goals and start new things that will help improve your company for this upcoming year. One thing that your company should seriously consider at the beginning of this new year is whether or...
A 2018 survey of employers within the U.S. found that 5% are considering removing marijuana from their workplace drug testing panel in the upcoming year. With all the changing laws, at a first glance removing marijuana may seem like a good idea—but is it really? What...
Every fourth quarter the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard publish their minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates for the upcoming year. All Federal employers must comply with these changes beginning on January 1st. The changes for 2019 are...
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. We're super excited for this new year and everything that we have in store for you. There are a couple new updates that have been made in our platform that we wanted to make you...