Drug-testing protection

The Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has revised the drug and alcohol testing rules to give employees, among other things, better protection against false positive readings. Highlights of the new ruling include the following: A physician will review all tests that indicate an employee's specimen has been tampered with or substituted. The employee may obtain an independent test of his or her specimen — specimens are split in half — at a different certified laboratory to check the validity of the original test. Employers may ask DOT for permission to temporarily remove employees from performing ...

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