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No matter how loving and supportive an adopted family is, adoptees often have a lingering desire to find their birth parents. But the search for one’s biological family is often hampered by laws intended to protect individuals who give their children up for adoption, and who want their identifying information to remain confidential. Thanks to […]

If you are committed to a drug-free workplace, reasonable suspicion testing could be an important tool. This kind of testing is often challenging for employers and employees alike, but it can play a central role in ensuring that your workplace is safe for everyone. This information will help supervisors use reasonable suspicion drug testing appropriately […]

Providing urine samples for drug testing is required for aviation workers. These samples must include a sufficient amount of urine for testing, or so-called “shy bladder” procedures will be started by the collector. Here is a look at the process that goes into effect if an aviation worker does not provide a sufficient urine sample. […]

PHMSA, or Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, has strict regulatory guidelines to ensure the safety of pipeline workers throughout the United States. The PHMSA falls under the category of DOT-regulatory employers, which are all seeing some changing for drug testing guidelines in 2018. The biggest change is a new testing panel that includes both […]

Everyone has a past, but there are some incidents in the past that can affect an individual’s future employment qualifications. Because you cannot rely on every applicant to provide a complete and honest history of his or her driving record and any previous criminal conviction, you might perform background checks upon conditional job offers. In […]

One of the most significant drug problems in the United States comes not from street drugs or illegal substances, but from prescription opioids. These drugs, which are commonly prescribed for pain relief are very habit forming and they are unfortunately prescribed in many cases where they may not be necessary. If you are striving to […]