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11 articles for “Drug and Alcohol” in Human Resources
Drug and Alcohol Policies: Best Practices
As we approach the end of the 2025-2026 school year, school bus contractors are already making plans for work that must be completed over the summer months i...
Employee Handbooks - Drug and Alcohol Policies
As we approach the end of the school year, school bus operators are already planning work that must be done over the summer months. For most operators, the s...
Positive Drug Tests – SAP Program and Return to Duty
When a school bus driver fails a drug or alcohol test, refuses to submit to required testing, or otherwise violates U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) d...
Keeping Up with Evolving Pennsylvania Marijuana Laws
Despite the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (the “PMMA”), being passed over five (5) years ago, many Pennsylvania employers face uncertainty when addressi...
Legal Update for School Bus Contractors
Despite the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) continued position that “the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road”, in 2019 the ...
D&A Suspicion Training
The increased presence of drugs and alcohol has become a common topic of discussion, not only in the media, but in the workplace as well. While the country a...
Drug & Alcohol Policies - Discretionary or Zero Tolerance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) maintains strigent requirements for drug and alcohol testing in addition employers should have effect...
New York's Medical Marijuana Law: What Does it Mean for School Bus Contractors
In 2014 New York legalized medical marijuana with passage of the Compassionate Care Act (CCA). This NY state law allows doctors to prescribe marijuana in a n...
How to Operationalize New Requirements Under Act 168
As detailed in last month’s Legal Focus article, Act 168 goes into effect December 22, 2014. The new regulation requires employers to complete a previous emp...
Are your DQ Files Audit Ready?
While a school bus operation can be audited by many regulatory agencies in regards to their employee files, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor...
Questions from the Road - Regionals 2013
It was a great pleasure to join the PSBA team as they visited Meadville,Washington and Gettysburg during the Regional trip held the last week of March. Each ...