Ohio Pre Employment Drug Screening And Drug Testing

We provide convenient pre-employment drug screening and drug testing primarily through

  Quest Diagnostics.

Quest has thousands of offices nationwide.

In order to receive a discount on their workers’ comp insurance, Under Ohio law, an employer who wants the workers’ compensation discount must drug test employees and applicants, in some circumstances.

Additionally, Employers may qualify for a deeper discount if they also perform random testing and commit to helping employees with rehabilitation.

Drug screening and Testing may be performed for pre-employment purposes for positions affecting public safety.

Ohio employers are authorized to drug test employees in a variety of circumstances, including: following a workplace accident, or, based on reasonable suspicion, and also after an employee returns to work after a positive test.

Employers who drug test must have employee assistance program (EAP) resources, employee education, and supervisor training

Employers may not discriminate by testing only certain groups of employees by race or gender for drug testing.

Nor, may they defame an employee by publicizing an employee’s positive test results.

ADA. An applicant who is taking medication for a disability is protected by the Americans With Disability act (ADA.)