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DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2025

Posted: January 7, 2025 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2025.  The rates are the same as 2024, except that PHMSA has increased its random drug testing rate to 50%.

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DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2024

Posted: January 3, 2024 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

Happy New Year!  The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2024.  These rates are the annual minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates. The rates are the same as the 2023 rates.

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U.S. Department of Transportation Allows Oral Fluid Drug Testing

Posted: May 16, 2023 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published new regulations in the Federal Register on May 2, 2023 that will allow covered employers to use oral fluid testing for drugs.  While the new rules technically become effective on June 1, 2023, employers may not conduct oral fluid testing until the U.S.

U.S. Department of Transportation Adopts Oral Fluid Testing for Regulated Drug and Alcohol Programs

Posted: May 14, 2023 | Littler Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

New DOT regulations cover oral fluids specimen testing for workplace drug and alcohol testing programs. The regulations affect drug and alcohol testing programs covering an estimated eight million transportation workers.

U.S. Department of Transportation Approves Oral Fluid Testing for Drug Testing

Posted: May 9, 2023 | Ogletree Deakins Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule amending its regulated industry drug testing program to allow for oral fluid testing.

Motor Carrier Employers May Conduct Safety Performance History Investigations in FMCSA Clearinghouse as of January 6, 2023

Posted: November 30, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

Beginning January 6, 2023, motor carrier employers subject to the regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may conduct part of the safety performance history investigation that is required for all driver-applicants in the FMCSA Clearinghouse.  Specifically, employers are required by 49 CFR § 391.23(e)(1) – (3) to

DOT Proposes New Guidance For Medical Examiners To Address CBD Use By Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

Posted: September 7, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a proposed draft Medical Examiner’s Handbook (MEH), including updates to the Medical Advisory Criteria, in the Federal Register on August 16, 2022.  The FMCSA’s regulations provide the basic driver physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers,

DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2022

Posted: January 19, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2022.  The random test rates did not change, except for maintenance-of-way workers under the Federal Railway Administration’s regulations.

Agency 2022 Random Drug Testing Rate 2022 Random Alcohol Testing Rate

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Court Upholds Termination of Employee Who Used Prescription Medication That Was Prescribed 5 Years Earlier

Posted: September 24, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

A federal court in Indiana dismissed the disability discrimination and retaliation claims of a DOT-regulated driver who failed a random drug test due to prescription opioid use, holding that he did not sufficiently adhere to the employer’s policy or DOT regulations when he failed to produce a Safety Concern Letter

DOT-Regulated Employers: Revised CCF Must Be Used As Of August 30, 2021

Posted: August 25, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

Employers who are regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation and their service agents (collectors, laboratories and Medical Review Officers) must ensure that they use the revised Federal Custody and Control Form (“CCF”) as of August 30, 2021.  The revised CCF can be viewed here.  Last year, the Office of

DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2021

Posted: February 9, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2021.  The random test rates did not change for 2021.

 

Agency 2021 Random Drug Testing Rate 2021 Random Alcohol Testing Rate Federal Aviation Administration

 

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DOT Extends Period of Enforcement Discretion For SAPs and Service Agents

Posted: September 25, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance (“ODAPC”) has again extended its April 4, 2020 Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents, effective September 22, 2020. The Statement of Enforcement Discretion previously was extended in June and will now remain

FMCSA Announces It May Not Enforce Minimum Required Random Drug and Alcohol Test Rates During 2020

Posted: July 10, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a Notice of Enforcement Discretion Determination on July 6, 2020 concerning random drug and alcohol testing during calendar year 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, FMCSA stated that it recognizes that covered motor carriers may not be able to

FMCSA Extends Waiver Period For Certain Pre-Employment Drug Tests From 30 to 90 Days

Posted: June 12, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) announced on June 5, 2020 an extension of the waiver period that is available when a commercial motor vehicle driver has been out of the random testing pool for 30 days or more and then returns to work. Ordinarily,

FMCSA Proposes New Licensing Rules To Prevent Driving By CMV Drivers With Drug and Alcohol Program Violations

Posted: May 12, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on April 28, 2020 seeking to prohibit State Driver’s Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) from issuing, renewing, upgrading, or transferring a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or commercial learner’s permit (CLP) for individuals prohibited from

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