Aug 10, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Quest Diagnostics released its yearly summary of the Drug Testing Index study which analyzed the information from over ten million drug test results covering the U.S. in three categories of workers; those who are federally regulated and in safety-sensitive positions,...
Jul 24, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The high court in Massachusetts, U.S. ruled this week that it would proceed with the case brought forward by Cristina Barbuto claiming disability discrimination from Advantage Sales and Marketing (ASM), due to her use of medical marijuana. Under the Massachusetts...
Jul 17, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
After much deliberation and a court battle with the transit workers’ union, (which has been ongoing since the spring of 2011) the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) began their random drug and alcohol testing programme on May 8th of this year. The testing seemed to be...
Mar 24, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Opioid Crisis Continues Rampant opioid abuse remains a huge public health crisis in Canada, where fentanyl overdoses have become a relatively common scene for police and health care professionals. Now a new substance has been found on Canadian streets called...
Jan 27, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Does it belong? Workplace safety is of the utmost importance for employers and employees, which is why it is so important to have policies regarding drug and alcohol use in the workplace. But what exactly should be covered within these policies? There have been...
Jan 9, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Sunwing has come into question after a Pilot was found to be intoxicated prior to flying in Calgary. The arrested Slovakian Pilot was working in Canada on a Visa, according to Global News. The pilot was reported by the co-pilot for odd behaviour prior to...
