Drug screening 101: Do you know everything you need to know?

Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Drug Testing from KRESS Inc.

Per the state governments of Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska, your employees are now permitted to use marijuana as a controlled substance. But, how should this affect your workplace? The short answer is, it shouldn’t.

Employers still have the right to create a drug-free workplace, regardless of the state they are in. But, creating that drug-free workplace is a bit more challenging for employers in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Colorado.KRESS Employment Screening has the resources you need to create the best work environment and enforce a drug-free policy.

KRESS provides drug screening to many of its clients, and we’ve walked with them and their employees through this sometimes confusing process.Here are a few resources to help you get started:

• Drug tests and reasonable accommodations
• Employee drug test positivity rates increasing
• “Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Drug Testing”
• Changing state marijuana laws