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Substance Use & Drug Overdoses are on the Rise – Top 5 Stats for Employers

Cisive

The rate of positive drug test results among our nation’s workforce reached its highest level since 2001 (no pun intended). in 2017 versus 3.9% Employees with a documented history of OUD and those who have a known association or relationship with someone who has a disability such as OUD are also protected from discrimination.

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Substance Use & Drug Overdoses are on the Rise: Top 5 Stats for Employers

Precheck

The rate of positive drug test results among our nation's workforce reached its highest level since 2001 (no pun intended). in 2017 versus 3.9% Employers may not discriminate against employees who are in treatment for OUD and who use legally prescribed medications such as methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone), naltrexone, and others.

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If at first you don’t succeed, sue, sue, and sue again.

The Employer Handbook

Lawsuit #1 (1991) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation. Lawsuit #2 (2004) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation. Lawsuit #4 (2017) : Fake Don Beebe sues the school district for race discrimination and retaliation.

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Stats on Gender Pay Equality – Encouraging or Not?

HR Digest

According to a study by the Institute For Women’s Policy Research, in 2017, full-time and year-round female workers earned only 80.5 In 2017, the median earnings of full-time and year-round male workers was $52,146 and median earnings of full-time and year-round female workers were $ 41,977 – representing a 20 percent pay gap.

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Mariah Carey Won’t Let Bipolar Diagnosis “Define” or “Control” Her

HR Daily Advisor

Although she was first diagnosed in 2001, Carey says she finally sought treatment recently after “the hardest couple of years [she’s] been through.” Another helpful resource for employers is the EEOC’s 2017 fact sheet for mental health providers. Notably, EEOC charge statistics over the last ten years support this trend.

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What Burnout Is and Why It Isn’t Confined To The Occupational Sphere

Workplace Psychology

According to Maslach (2017), the six positive “fits” to tackle the person-job mismatches and promote engagement and well-being are (1) a sustainable workload ; (2) choice and contro l; (3) recognition and reward ; (4) a supportive work community ; (5) fairness, respect, and social justice ; and (6) clear values and meaningful work.

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What is the Key to Employee Retention?

Abel HR

million Americans quit their job EACH MONTH in 2008—marking the highest rate of turnover since the oh-so-fun recession of 2001, according to a recent report from the National Bureau of Labor Statistics. A staggering 3.5 As with many things in business, it all comes down to budget.