Why do companies use pre-employment drug testing? There are three circumstances in which workers encounter drug tests during the hiring process. The first is when workers have applied for jobs subject ...

With medical marijuana now legal in three-fourths of all states, some long-term care employers say that pre-employment testing is weeding out otherwise ideal job candidates. They’re reconsidering ...

Pre-employment drug testing can feel overwhelming for many employers. What are the rules? Do certain drugs matter more? What doesn’t matter at all? What can you let slide? The hard part is that ...

In 2019, Jared* was set to move across the country to start a new job at a clean-energy company. After he accepted the offer, the company told him he'd need to take a drug test, a requirement he says ...

California law generally requires an employer to compensate employees while employees are under the employer’s control. In addition, Labor Code section 2802 requires an employer to compensate its ...

The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 955 is urging the city to end pre-employment drug testing as part of its contract negotiations leading up to the fiscal year 2024 budgeting ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While the use of cannabis is still illegal at the federal ...

For some incoming city employees in Atlanta, a drug test will no longer be a prerequisite for the job. That is thanks to an executive order issued earlier this month by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance ...

Washington state is poised to become the next state to ban most pre-employment drug tests for cannabis. As detection of THC is a poor way to measure impairment, given how long cannabis stays in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why do companies use pre-employment drug testing? There are three circumstances in which workers encounter drug tests during the ...