Fresh Start Focus: Goodwill Industries
January is a great time for a fresh start. We’d like to highlight one our clients, Goodwill Industries who has been providing fresh starts with their worker retraining programs and recycled and upcycled merchandise. since 1957. To learn more, click on the picture above.
DOT DER question of the month:
What is a DER and what do they do?
A Designated Employer Representative (DER) is your key employee to administer and enforce your company’s company drug test program. The DER must be a company employee, they cannot be a contractor or service agent. They also are required to report some of the refusals to test to the Federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
Learn more about a DER here.
Did you know hangovers aren’t limited to alcohol?
Marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine withdrawal and abuse of prescription medicine can all create similar effects of lethargy, nausea and foggy thinking. If you have employees who you suspect has a substance abuse problem, you do have options. One of those options is a referral to our Employee Assistance Program: Fully Effective Employees.
For more information, click here.
Effective January 6th, 2023, the FMCSA Federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is 3 years old. As an employer, you are required to do the 3-year pre-hire drug and alcohol background query before allowing a driver to drive or face a $1500 penalty. You will still need to have an employee consent form before doing your pre-hire query. Contact us if you have any questions.
What should you do this year to stay in compliance with DOT Regulations? Click here to find out.
