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Pros and Cons of Drug Testing Your Employees in the Workplace Drug testing employees in the workplace can be a valuable tool in detecting and putting a stop to drug use. Now, without further adieu, here are the pros and cons of drug testing your employees in the workplace. Employer Drug Testing – What The Employers Need to Know About Workplace Drug Testing? Employer drug testing has become an important safety issue in the workplace not only for employees, but for human resources and safety professionals as well. It is estimated that over 98% of all the Fortune 500 companies conduct drug testing. The purpose of employer drug testing is to lessen the impact from drug abuse in the workplace. This includes tardiness, absenteeism, turnover, attitude problems, theft, deceased productivity, crime and violence. The US Department of Labor has estimated that drug use in the workplace costs employers anywhere from $75 to $100 billion dollars annually in lost time, accidents, health care and workers compensation costs. Sixty-five percent of all accidents on the job are related to drug or alcohol abuse, and substance abusers utilize sixteen times as many health care benefits and are six times more likely to file workers compensation claims then non-drug abusers.

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