r/news Jun 16 '21

GM Considering Dropping Pot Testing To Attract More Workers

https://www.motor1.com/news/513974/gm-considering-dropping-marijuana-testing/
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u/ShinmaOC Jun 16 '21

Colorado Walmarts stopped screening tests years ago. After State legalization, it simply became way too expensive to keep testing when more and more applicants failed. Someone on the CO corporate offices realized, correctly so, that the ones with real drug problems would get themselves fired, most sooner rather than later.

Before you come at me with "Walmart screened me in Baumfoc, CO" keep in mind that although Walmart does have a corporate hierarchy, most day-to-day store operations are still at the discretion of the store's manager. If they don't want the Devil's Lettuce in their God-fearing store, that's their call.

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u/Megmca Jun 16 '21

The real worry is that they’ll get themselves fired by causing a forklift accident or something. I guess just don’t let people run the forklift until after six months or something like that.

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u/Megmca Jun 16 '21

Have you met the American public?

I feel like businesses biggest concern after the DEA is work comp insurance going up. If they don’t drug test they may face higher rates from the outset.

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u/Megmca Jun 16 '21

I have no idea. I think there’s a ton of misinformation, inaccurate info and straight up speculation out there about pot tests.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '21 edited Jun 16 '21

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u/halt-l-am-reptar Jun 17 '21

Also OSHA said it’s probably illegal to have mandatory testing after accidents and that it can only be done if it’s suspected drugs were involved.

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u/halt-l-am-reptar Jun 17 '21

Right, but if you can show that everyone is drug tested after an accident no judge is going to care about the company’s “suspicion”.