Dangers of Drug Use in the Workplace
Did you know...
An estimated 48 million Americans receive prescription pain killers, and studies have shown that few primary care physicians take the time to preform routine tests that would detect problems. Patients considered high risk for developing problems with pain medication included those who were less than 45 years old, had drug or alcohol use disorders, used tobacco or were diagnosed with a mental health disorder.
Of the 1,612 patients, almost one-fourth of them received refills more than a week before their original prescriptions ran out on two or more occasions.
And even though prescription pill addiction is on the rise, drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and others, as well as alcohol, are still heavily used.
What can you do to combat these and other statistics? Attend our webinar on March 23 at 1 PM CST. We will cover the trends of drugs in the workplace, the dangers of employees who abuse drugs, and actions companies can take to protect themselves.
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| Compliance Corner - FCRA Requirements
Although the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act primarily regulates the operations of the consumer reporting agencies, it also affects you as a user of information.
You can view a copy of the FCRA at http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcrajump.htm . We suggest that you and your employees become familiar with the following sections in particular.
- 604 Permissible Purposes of Reports
- 607 Compliance Procedures
- 610 Conditions and Form of Disclosure to Consumers
- 611 Procedure in Case of Disputed Accuracy
- 615 Requirement on users of consumer reports
- 616 Civil liability for willful noncompliance
- 617 Civil liability for negligent noncompliance
- 619 Obtaining information under false pretenses
- 620 Unauthorized Disclosure by Officers or Employees
- 621 Administrative Enforcement
- 623 Responsibility of Furnishers of Information to Consumer Reporting Agencies
- 628 Disposal of Records
Each of these sections are a direct consequence to users who obtain reports on consumers.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me, Johnna Leeds 256-325-6779.
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