Sep 8, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is proposing that random drug and alcohol testing should become mandatory for nuclear facility workers in high-risk positions. The Commission held a public meeting in August to decide whether or not to move forward with...
Aug 18, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In its June 15th ruling, The Supreme Court found no evidence of discrimination in the 2005 dismissal case of Ian Stewart from Elk Valley Coal, demonstrating that the termination of an employee with a disability is not always a breach of human rights. The case involved...
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...
