by mallred | Apr 4, 2018 | In the News, Industry News
Employees in Maine no longer have to worry about getting in trouble at work for smoking marijuana during their free time. As of February 1st, 2018, Maine became the first jurisdiction in the nation to protect workers from negative employment actions based on off-duty...
by mallred | Feb 28, 2018 | Industry News
We are excited to announce our new navigation experience for how you use www.bluelinebackgrounds.com. We have completely redesigned the look of our platform to give you all the benefits of a more modern and intuitive way to use the system, while keeping all the same...
by mallred | Feb 28, 2018 | Complete Employee Screening, In the News, Industry News
Following a court ruling, Maryland does not allow breath alcohol testing for NON-DOT purposes. Whye v. Concentra Health Services, Inc. started in 2013 when two employees filed suit against their testing provider for fraud and invasion of privacy after their employer...
by mallred | Nov 13, 2017 | Complete Employee Screening, In the News, Industry News
The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Friday (11/9) that beginning in January there will be a change to the DOT drug-testing program regulation. Hydromorphone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone and oxycodone are all being added to the new drug-testing panel. This...
by mallred | Oct 5, 2017 | Industry News
Last month (8/8/17) the Department of Transportation’s Office of Management and Budget approved a new/revised Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF). What does this mean for the DOT drug testing program? They authorized the continued use of the...
by mallred | Feb 22, 2017 | Complete Employee Screening, In the News, Industry News
Including information in background checks is very important, but excluding information is crucial as well. If certain charges have been previously waived or dismissed it is prohibited by the FCRA for those charges that are no longer applicable to be included in a...
