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We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Welcome back! In this week’s top pre-employment news, Denton County, Texas will pay six figures to a doctor who sued after receiving less pay than her male colleagues.

It’s Thanksgiving Week, which makes it the perfect time to study a few HR holiday tips to make sure your business runs as smoothly as ever through the end of November.

Random drug testing is a secure method to regularly protect your company from drug-abuse related problems. Random drug testing—commonly referred to as spot testing—is not disclosed to employees beforehand.

In the past two decades, drug addiction and overdose-related deaths have been on the rise. More recently, opioid addiction in particular affects more employers and families every day.

Even though recruiting the best employee can seem like a long, drawn-out process, don’t let the heat of the hunt cause your HR department to cut corners when reviewing experience claims on applicants’ résumés.

Many are hopping on the CBD band wagon, especially in states where legislation hasn’t passed to legalize marijuana in its truest form. However, it should be noted that CBD oil is not legal in all 50 U.S. states.

Unemployment remained steady while the U.S. economy added a quarter-million jobs in October, according to the latest Department of Labor jobs report.

Election Day is November 6, and many states have laws providing employees with leave to vote. Is your state among them? Click our link to find out! In other news, a new study found prescription opioid use correlate with workers’ compensation claims over the past eight years.

This week, we’ve got a comprehensive guide to the ways OSHA is altering previous limits on incentives surrounding employee safety and post-accident testing as well as a thorough outline of how a pre-employment background check actually works.

New research indicates that anti-harassment policies go a long way toward protecting businesses from potential claims.

A law firm is a seemingly an ironic place to screen employees for substance abuse or addiction. Long hours and the drive to build a portfolio of victorious cases has proven to motivate lawyers to resort to alcohol or drug use.

While we encourage clients to recruit young professionals with fresh skills and innovative ideas, we can’t forget about older, seasoned employees who have already built companies from the ground up. This wisdom and experience cannot be taught.