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Firm to pay $750K for overly-aggressive drug testing program

by September 7, 2012 Comments (0)

Drug testing is an important safety measure for many companies, especially manufacturing firms. But as one company found out — through a nasty hit to its checkbook — it’s possible to take a good idea too far.

Is ‘shy bladder syndrome’ a disability?

by October 12, 2011 8 Comments

Does being unable to pee on cue qualify as a disability?

Prescription drug testing: Safety measure or ADA violation?

by October 26, 2010 Comments (0)

Can employers, concerned about workplace safety, fire workers who take certain types of prescription medications? A new lawsuit should give us some answers.

Drug testing: Top lab says hair test is more reliable

by November 25, 2009 7 Comments

Using blood or urine samples has been the standard for workplace drug testing for years. One of the country’s biggest laboratories says we may be looking at a better, more convenient testing method for some types of drug use.

Court: Worker rightly fired, but company has to pay for his lawyer

by January 13, 2009 3 Comments

Did this company win the war but lose a battle?

Man gets friend to shoot him to avoid workplace drug test

by April 1, 2008 Comments (0)

Ever since the dawn of “work,” employees have done a lot of things to keep from reporting to their jobs. This one is extreme.