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"One of our employees was involved in a minor accident at a client's location. We sent a supervisor over to the site to investigate, and he decided it didn't meet our criteria to post-accident test the employee. But the job owner was apparently making comments about how the incident 'better not be drug-related.' The employee came to me and said he'd have no problem being tested if we wanted to prove he wasn't under the influence at the time. Normally we wouldn't entertain this, but there have been some on-going challenges with this client and proving the incident didn't involve drugs might help. Can I send this employee for a test since he volunteered?" Great question! Responding to off-site incidents can be tough, especially when they involve a client and there are existing relationship challenges at play. First, it sounds like you went through the appropriate steps to determine ... Read more |