re: Question about employer drug testing

Seems to be some opinions on here that are not accurate. You can trust that I know how it works.

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First off you shouldn't even had to take a drug test as no company equipment was damaged, no one was injured, and it was your personal vehicle

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Not true - if it was on company property they have the right if covered in the policy

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They will tell your HR.

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Not true - they will contact a Medical review Officer

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It will come back positive and they will inform human resources. HR will get with your supervisor and they'll ask for proof of prescribed meds

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Not true - they will not contact HR nor will HR get involved in the process of validating a prescription

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If you fail a drug test then say, hey here's my script for that, you won't have a job

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Not true - you will not be fired for a valid prescription, but some companies require disclosure of medications that could compromise an employee's safety during certain activities

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On the job drug screens are for five substances only.

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Some test for 9 or 10 substances

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Anytime you take a drug test, the results go directly to your boss or his boss

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Absolutely untrue - see above and below

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I believe the lesson to be learned here is keep your damn mouth shut

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Bad advice. Hiding incidents or providing false or incomplete info when asked is not a good idea and in many cases grounds for termination.

1. A company has a right to test post incident as described in the Company's Drug/Alcohol Policy which the employee accepted at the time of hire. Hopefully in most cases, it is designed to protect the employee by showing that the employee was NOT under the influence.

2. If the medication shows positive on the drug screen, it will be sent to another location for confirmation and review by a Medical Review Officer (MRO). The company will typically not know anything about it at that time.

3. If the result is confirmed, the MRO will either contact the employee directly or ask the company to have the employee contact them. There will be no details offered to the company, but one can read between the lines.

4. The employee discusses the matter with the MRO and if the positive drug test can be explained (e.g. legitimate prescription for the employee), the MRO will inform the company of a negative drug test. Sometimes, they will indicate that the that the employee has provided proof of a valid prescription.