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As West Virginia's public assistance and unemployment drug testing legislation hits a snag, Louisiana jumps into the fray and joins the growing group of U.S. States that are considering legislation that will require substance abuse testing for public assistance and welfare. Louisiana State Representative John LaBruzzo is planning on filing legislation to drug test all welfare recipients as well as to ban individuals who have been convicted on felony drug charges from receiving public assistance for 10 years. With a bad economy being the main engine behind this drive to drug test for public assistance, you can bet that states who are looking to tighten their belts financially will soon follow suit and introduce their own random testing requirements. MMC INSIDER UPDATE: West Virginia's current bill recently suffered a setback and and Arizona's bill was defeated in January. Bills in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Hawaii, Florida and Minnesota are currently front and center on...

The following States are currently pursuing some sort of random drug testing legislation for recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits and welfare. West Virginia Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Hawaii Florida Minnesota * Arizona - legislation failed in January 2009 MMC is an industry leader in the field of substance abuse testing and is following all moves related to this recent trend to introduce drug testing for public assistance. Please check back often for updates. MMC offers affordable and compliant drug testing campaigns that follow both the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Non-Federal testing guidelines. Contact MMC today for any questions on random drug testing programs! (888) 662-8358 www.mobmed.com

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently acknowledged that Americans have an "insatiable" demand for illegal drugs and are partially to blame for the increased drug cartel violence currently taking place on the U.S. border with Mexico. Whether or not Mrs. Clinton's assumption that America's drug habit is to blame for increased border violence is correct or not, the Obama Administration is taking steps to combat the spread of Mexican drug cartel violence and to stem the tide of illegal drug flow into the country. U.S. agents have been dispatched to the border to work with Mexican authorities. The scourge of illegal drug usage affects all facets of American society and it funnels its way down through the very fabric of today's families, schools and workplaces alike. Until the flow of illegal drugs from Mexico and other countries is diminished, the need for substance abuse testing is necessary in order to keep our job sites, schools and our citizens s...

Pittsburgh based Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC), an industry leading drug testing and occupational healthcare solutions provider was recently chosen to provide comprehensive on-site medical services to URS Washington Division’s Merrimack Clean Air Project in Bow, New Hampshire. MMC’s industry pioneering on-site nursing and first aid stations will be responsible for administering initial new hire safety training, providing first responder medical treatment and conducting pre-employment and follow up substance abuse testing and biological monitoring. Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) is a National Third Party Administrator of multi-leveled drug testing and occupational healthcare solutions with a specialization in labor management cooperative programs and on site nursing and first-aid station logistics. From our main operations centers in Pittsburgh, PA and Cleveland, OH, MMC offers comprehensive national “Drug Free Partnership” programs that combine industry leading substance abuse te...

The debate on current medical marijuana laws and how some hinder the enforcement of "Drug Free" Workplace policies has reared its head in Oregon. Employers who are trying to enforce "Drug Free" Workplace programs continue to feel that the current law makes it difficult to evaluate if a person is abusing marijuana. Lobbyists for newly proposed House Bill 2881 would like to see medical marijuana use by employees outlawed. Lee Briney, president-elect of the Columbia Willamette Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers exclaimed that "The state's medical marijuana law has morphed into a get out of jail free card for the indiscriminate use of marijuana." According to a current article published in the Oregonian, "House Bill 2881 proposes sending drug test results to a physician who would review positive results with the applicant or employee. One version of the legislation requires a physician to report a positive test to the employer if the...

The surge to implement random drug testing for unemployment compensation and public assistance has reached the borders of Kansas. KS House Bill 2275, if passed, would create random substance abuse testing requirements for four programs operated the by Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services: Temporary Assistance for Families Program General Assistance Program Child Care Assistance Program Grandparents as Caregivers Assistance Program. In the past month, Florida and West Virginia have also made a push to implement random drug testing legislation for those that would apply for unemployment compensation, public welfare or other government assistance. The argument behind this new wave of legislation is that that drug testing will eliminate those who will use the funds to purchase drugs, relieve some financial pressure on the compensation funds and provide funds to those who will lawfully use the aid. With the economy still in a downward spiral and unemployment compensation...

Here are some eye-opening statistics from around the nation focusing on Drunk Driving and St. Patty's Day: University of Pennsylvania research points out that on "drinking holidays" like St. Patrick's Day, all drivers have a 23 percent increased likelihood of being injured or killed by a driver who is impaired by alcohol. The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety stated that there were at least 128 arrests for DUI since the statewide St. Patrick's Day DUI Task Force started last Friday 3/13/2009. According to the Michigan DUI watch group "DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road"- last year, there were 20 fatal traffic crashes during the week surrounding St. Patrick’s Day, killing 21 people. Eight of those crashes were alcohol-related . The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration claimed that over the past five years, 851 people died in motor vehicle crashes during the St. Patrick's Day holiday. 327 of those people were killed in acci...