Maintaining a drug-free workplace is an important component of a safe working environment. In this year of major cost-cutting and shrinking budgets for occupational health and safety programs, however ...

Pre-employment screening tests have become increasingly popular among employers, as they can help determine which job candidates are the best fit for the company. These tests may come in the form of ...

Pre-employment drug tests are used to screen prospective employees for illegal drug use or abuse of prescription medication. Employers typically extend conditional job offers to new hires contingent ...

Applicants for certain Baltimore City jobs will no longer need to take a drug or alcohol test.The Baltimore Board of Estimates on Wednesday approved a new policy that removes the requirement for a pre ...

Cleveland, Ohio’s mayor announced the city would end its “antiquated” rules for employment, specifically removing the practice of drug-testing job applicants for cannabis. Mayor Justin M. Bibb ...

SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The percentage of employees in the general U.S. workforce testing positive for fentanyl in random drug tests far exceeded those in pre-employment testing, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alonzo Martinez reports on employment laws and trends in HR tech. If Massachusetts passes H. 2179, pre-employment marijuana ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report from Quest Diagnostics, a diagnostic testing and health information services provider, revealed the percentage of employed people who test positive for fentanyl in random ...

Criminal record checks are at four-year highs in North America, Asia, EMEA and Latin America. Drug screening is common in North America; the US has seen many states loosen rules on marijuana.

Employers in Washington who engage in pre-employment drug testing must re-evaluate their drug testing programs based on a new Washington law effective January 1, 2024. On May 9, 2023, Governor Inslee ...