Drug Testing, State Laws, Workers Compensation: Do It Right or Suffer the Consequences

Follow Your State’s Drug Testing Lawsterritory where you conduct business.
1.  “Why drug test?” --  compliance,By special arrangement with The Center for Drug
safety, health, workers’ compensationTest Information (CDTI), readers can view
advantages, preventing liability.current statutes and regulatory rules for state
2. “Why train supervisors and employees indrug testing laws, where applicable.  See Drug
the employer’s drug testing program?”Testing and State Laws at  to read each state's
 compliance, safety, health, workers’drug testing regulations.
compensation advantages, preventing liability.The source of this information is the state
3. Employers who drug test experience a 51%regulations and/or case law in each state and U.S.
reduction in workplace injury rates within twoterritory. The information is normally kept current
years of implementing a drug-testing program.and usually updated twice a year.
4. A company might find itself unable to takeBe aware, however, statutes and case law may
advantage of workers’ compensationchange more frequently. Check with your own
discounts if its supervisors have unwittingly fallenattorney or corporate counsel to make sure the
out of compliance with a particular state’sinformation is current and applicable to your
drug-free workplace program.situation. (workersxzcompxzkit).
5. Some states have “presumptive denial ofFor more information about how drug testing
benefits,” meaning while a properly executedstate laws may apply to the states where you
drug testing program can make a workers’conduct business and the services available from
compensation claim dissolve, the company couldThe Center for Drug Test Information (CDTI) call
lose the advantage if a supervisor failed to follow1-877-423-8422, or email:
that particular state’s  laws for post-accidentFor more information: ReduceYourWorkersComp
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6. In a recent Ohio case a manager was hit with a DISCLAIMER:  Do not use this information
$1.6 million judgment when one of his employeeswithout independent verification. All state laws are
caused a death at work. (workersxzcompxzkit)different. Consult with your corporate legal counsel
7. And you, the employer must understand andbefore implementing a cost containment program.
implement the laws in every state and U.S.© 2009 Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc.