re: Company Giving Nicotine Test

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I mean how invasive can they get?

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How badly do you want to work there?

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Thanks Obamacare. Does that mean they do a cholesterol check, skin biopsy, Family medical history, etc? I mean how invasive can they get?

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This has zero to do with Obama care. Actually, I would think conservatives would applaud and support a company's right to hire who they please.

My company charges different insurance rates for tobacco users. They could be testing for your rates.

I ran into this with Southern Company as well. Supposedly they can detect if you smoked or dipped in the previous 90 days. I would think this was part of the drug screen.

From what little research I could find, the test is really geared to detect daily tobacco users. Hydrate really well and there is a good chance you'll be fine.

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I would think that would have been included in the drug screen since they are usually done on the same equipment.

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The screen typically does not check for nicotine; the confirmation, on the other hand, usually does.

Detection window for nicotine in urine is 2-4 days.

Good luck.

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PMHBammer

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Thanks. I'm not even a smoker. Just the occasional cigar. I thought I was clear after the drug screen then I learned last night that a urine sample was required during the exam too though they claim it's only for protein checks.

There wont be a confirmation done on a negative test. Screens are premlinary tests and confirmations are done on positives of the screening, unless you are on meds which should have shown up and do not....the a confirmation is done on the negative result.

Sorry, GAFF. I stand corrected. Nicotine can be detected in a screen. However, it's going to be a qualitative measure. In other words, the screen can't yield how much nicotine, just whether or not it's present in the urine specimen.

If your employer sends it off for confirmation (they won't--very expensive), that would yield levels.

Apologies for any confusion.

If you are in La.:

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 23:966

§966. Prohibition of smoking discrimination

A. As long as an individual, during the course of employment, complies with applicable law and any adopted workplace policy regulating smoking, it shall be unlawful for an employer:

(1) To discriminate against the individual with respect to discharge, compensation, promotion, any personnel action or other condition, or privilege of employment because the individual is a smoker or nonsmoker.

(2) To require, as a condition of employment, that the individual abstain from smoking or otherwise using tobacco products outside the course of employment.

B. A smoker, as referred to herein, is limited to a person who smokes tobacco.

C. Nothing in this Section shall preclude an employer from formulating and adopting a policy regulating an employee's workplace use of a tobacco product or from taking any action consistent therewith.

D. Any employer who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined up to two hundred fifty dollars for the first offense and up to five hundred dollars for any subsequent offense.

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That's crazy. I can't imagine they'll be allowed to bit hire someone over legal use of a product.

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I can not hire people all day in Colorado for failing a drug test for weed