Preparing for and Properly Reacting To Legal and Illegal Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services nDrug and alcohol abuse continues to have a huge impact on employee productivity and safety. At the same time, recognizing drug and alcohol abuse is outside the expertise of most managers and human resource personnel, while dealing with the problem improperly can lead to significant liability under federal and law, including the Americans With Disabilities Act and employee privacy laws. This teleconference will help you understand what laws may govern or affect workplace decisions relating to drugs and alcohol. You will also learn how to develop appropriate policies that can be tailored to particular workplaces, train managers on their role in the process, and properly document suspected employee drug and alcohol abuse and employee discipline. Finally the teleconference will also review important issues relating to liability, including dealing with the police, conducting workplace searches, and establishing a drug and alcohol testing protocol.

Preparing for and Properly Reacting To Legal and Illegal Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace Agenda

1:00 pm To 1:05 pm

1. Overview
1. Statistics Relating to Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace

1:05 pm - 1:25 pm II. What Laws May Be Applicable

2. Drug-Free Workplace Act
3. Americans With Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act
4. Statutes Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace
5. Federal Regulations Governing Transportation and Defense Workers
6. Federal Regulations Governing Entities Which Provide Drug and Alcohol Services
7. EEOC Regulations on Legal and Illegal Drugs
8. State and Local Statutes and Regulations
9. State Common Law
10. Collective Bargaining Agreement and Other Employer Policies

1:25 pm - 1:50 pm

III. Developing Employer Policies

11. Policy Which Prohibits Unlawful Drug and Alcohol Abuse vs. Policy Which Gives Employer the Right to Test Employees
12. If Employees Are to Be Tested, When Are They Going to Be Tested?
13. What Drugs Are to Be Tested and What Constitutes a Positive Test?
14. What Is the Testing Protocol?
15. What Happens to an Employee Who Tests Positive?

1:40 pm - 2:05 pm

16. Recognizing and Dealing With Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
17. Common Signs and Traits That an Employee May Be Using Drugs or Abusing Alcohol
18. Who Is Responsible for Dealing With Such Information (e.g., Supervisor, More Senior Manager Or HR Representative)?
19. What Training Should Be Provided?
20. Issues Relating to Workplace Search and Surveillance
21. You Have Decided That Someone Is Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol - What Are Your Next Steps?
22. Do You Get the Police Involved and, If so, When and How?
23. Use of Medical Review Officer

2:05 pm - 2:20 pm

24. An Employee Is Found to Be Under the Influence or Otherwise Involved in Unlawful Conduct - What Do You Do Next?
25. Discipline or Discharge
26. Last Chance Agreements
27. Following Up With the Employee

2:20 pm - 2:30 pm

28. Dealing With Collection Sites and Testing Laboratories
29. Chain of Custody, Accuracy, Documentation, Providing Testimony, Indemnification of Employer

About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services

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