Posts Tagged ‘random drug tests’
Is the Boston Fire Department Ignoring Drug Test Results?
A comprehensive drug test is frequently a standard part of employment along with a background check. However, once on the job, employees, particularly in life-saving occupations, frequently are subject to random and on-the-spot screenings. This is the case in Boston, where two firefighters died on the job in 2007. Later it was found one had…
Read MoreDrug Tests to Stay Employed, to Receive Unemployment Benefits
Drug tests are part of employment, and may be required to receive unemployment benefits, as well. But some employers are firing employees who are found to have legal painkillers in their systems after such tests.
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