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The background check process for a job opportunity often includes a criminal background check, verification checks to ensure the accuracy of resume informa
On August 12, 2016, the Drug Enforcement Agency announced that it would not reschedule marijuana, leaving it as a Schedule 1 controlled substance for ...
Effective January 1, 2016, carriers must now randomly drug test at least 25% of the average number of driver positions (instead of the 50% that was pr...
Besides passing a background check, many jobs also require new hires to undergo a pre-employment drug-screening test. According to the Drug Testing In...
Patients with home health aides can rest easy as only 2.7 percent of applicants failed a pre-employment drug test last year. New York state law requir...
New York and Michigan are the latest states to pass laws making expungement easier for individuals with misdemeanor marijuana convictions on their rec...
Is your organization considering a drug screening protocol in the workplace? Here’s what you need to know about pre-employment screening and random dr...
Recent legislative trends in the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana and the expungement of past criminal offenses are opening new doors f...
In 2012, Colorado and Washington made history by becoming the first two states in the country to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Since the...
The background check process for a job opportunity often includes a criminal background check, verification checks to ensure the accuracy of resume in...
In Michigan, residents voted to legalize marijuana completely in the 2018 November election. In September 2019, a bipartisan group of Michigan lawmake...
The retreat of the War on Drugs on the issue of marijuana sparked a revolution and led to the genesis of a new industry as businesses and entrepreneur...
Laws on marijuana are becoming increasingly complex. What was once an illegal and criminalized drug everywhere in the United States is now the center ...
At the latest count, 33 states have legalized medical marijuana in some form. Though only a small number of states have chosen to fully legalize marij...
Even if you aren’t using marijuana, there is a possibility small traces of THC could show up on an employment-related drug screening. According to a r...
Compared to twenty or even ten years ago, the state of marijuana legalization in the United States has shifted. To date, nearly 30 states have laws au...
As supporters in states across the country celebrate the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, employers face a need to grapple with wha...
Is drug testing a worthwhile step in the employment screening process? Or is it a relic of the failed War on Drugs? According to a recent Rasmussen Re...
Employers who hire commercial drivers will have an easier way to check for drug and alcohol infractions in the future. Per a report from Mondaq, the U...
On May 25, 2015, the Ohio Legislature passed House Bill 523 which legalizes the prescription and use of medical marijuana for individuals with serious...
Since that time, Washington D.C. passed a permanent law that is identical to the “Prohibition of Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing Emergency Act of 201...
On October 30, 2014, backgroundchecks.com issued a compliance update on the subject of drug testing and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Sin...
The ADA makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person because of a disability. Under the ADA, employers must provide an employee or applicant who...
When you want to include a drug screening in your hiring process, how can you ensure the best results? Explore the practices you should use today.
When you need to do a background check and a drug screening on a job candidate, how long will the process usually take? Explore an estimate here.
Can drug screening effectively make workplaces a safer space? See why testing remains integral to the hiring process in many places today.