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Worker’s Guide to Pre-Employment Drug Testing

Landing a job could require more than a polished resume and a stellar interview. Applicants may also be required to pass a pre-employment drug test before being hired. “The trend I’ve seen is toward ...
JD Supra

The Best Practices for Pre-Employment Drug Testing

Pre-employment drug testing can feel overwhelming for many employers. What are the rules? Do certain drugs matter more? What doesn’t matter at all? What can you let slide? The hard part is that ...
KTLA

Fentanyl Positivity Is More Than Seven Times Higher in Random Tests vs. Pre-Employment Drug Screening, Finds 2025 Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index

SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The percentage of employees in the general U.S. workforce testing positive for fentanyl in random drug tests far exceeded those in pre-employment testing, ...
Hoodline

Fastest Labs in Coon Rapids Rises to Meet Pre-Employment Testing Demand with Speed and Reliability

Fastest Labs in Coon Rapids offers rapid drug, alcohol, and DNA testing services critical for employment screening.
High Times

Cleveland, Ohio Mayor Ends Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Pot

Cleveland, Ohio’s mayor announced the city would end its “antiquated” rules for employment, specifically removing the practice of drug-testing job applicants for cannabis. Mayor Justin M. Bibb ...
Columbia Missourian

Local union fights to end pre-employment drug testing

The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 955 is urging the city to end pre-employment drug testing as part of its contract negotiations leading up to the fiscal year 2024 budgeting ...
LancasterOnline

Hempfield explores stopping pre-employment drug tests

When: Hempfield school board education and programs, and policy, personnel and legal committee meeting, Dec. 12. Board member Justin Wolgemuth was absent. What happened: The board is considering ...
The Daily Dot

‘No job is good enough to make me do this.’

Pre-employment drug testing is relatively rare. According to a study of Glassdoor posts conducted by American Addiction Centers, “the percentage of jobs requiring pre-employment drug tests is lower ...
JD Supra

Washington State Restricts Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing: 4 Key Takeaways for Employers

Washington state is joining the growing trend to provide some level of protection for off-duty recreational cannabis use and will impose new restrictions on employers that conduct pre-employment drug ...
KOMU

Columbia to end pre-employment marijuana testing Oct. 1

COLUMBIA − The city of Columbia announced a major change to pre-employment drug testing at the city council meeting Monday. Starting Oct. 1, anyone seeking employment with the city will no longer be ...
KXAN

Data: Fentanyl positivity 7x higher in random workplace drug tests than in pre-employment tests

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report from Quest Diagnostics, a diagnostic testing and health information services provider, revealed the percentage of employed people who test positive for fentanyl in random ...