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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has finalized a rule that will create a drug and alcohol clearinghouse for all commercial driver license (CDL) holders. This clearinghouse is a central electronic database that will house records of all drug and alcohol violations. The purpose of...
Hiring a new employee can be a daunting task. You want to ensure that you make the best possible decision for your business and that the new employee will fit your company culture well. There are different things to consider when hiring, such as skills,...
Workplace drug abuse is a real and growing problem in the United States. According to the American Addiction Centers, about 25% of employees report that they have seen drugs used at work, and about 10% report that they have used drugs at work. This number...
Are you a landlord who is looking to screen potential tenants? If so, you must know how to conduct a background check on them. You must do your due diligence and research your potential tenants before renting to them. A bad tenant can cause problems -...
Do you ever wonder how employers can verify employment? How can they be sure that the person they are hiring has worked for the company listed on their resume? The answer is through background checks. Background checks involve verifying past employment, education, and other important...
The new rules of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, enforced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), have caused many truck drivers to fail their drug tests. There have been over 72,000 truck drivers taken off roads in the US since January 2020. This...
Employers constantly have new regulations and responsibilities placed on them. Hiring a safe and effective workforce is one of those responsibilities. Making sure your company and employees remain compliant can cause major headaches since regulations are always changing. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has increased...
The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse keeps records on all testing program violations by any drivers holding a CDL or Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP). Ideally, you won’t run into an encounter with this group, but if violations do occur, what can you do to get...
The FMCSA has updated the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to allow employer to link their Clearinghouse accounts with their FMCSA Portal accounts. This will enable employers to associate Clearinghouse activity (reporting violations, conducting queries, purchasing query plans, and designating consortia/third-party administrations (C/TPAs)) with a specified...
This is a reminder for any federally-regulated drug testing clients that changes have been made to the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Forms (CCF) and Alcohol Testing Forms (ATF). Old forms allowed the use of either a driver's social security number (SSN) or employee identification...