Sep 27, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
On August 21st of this year, drug overdoses in Vancouver surpassed the number of overdoses recorded throughout the city in all of 2016. Largely the result of fentanyl, a potentially fatal opiate, these deaths have prompted Vancouver Coastal Health to open more...
Sep 19, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
If on the job impairment results from legitimate addiction, employees of the TTC could be given a second chance. On May 8th 2017, the TTC implemented a controversial random drug and alcohol testing policy after Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court Frank...
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...
