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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Addiction in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Chemical dependency affects an employee's ability to contribute to your company's success.  Learn more on the resources for employers and employees on substance abuse detection\, prevention\, policy implementation and employee education.\n\nAccording to the U.S. government\, 11% of adults working full time regularly engage in illegal drug use. Substance abuse can pose many serious risks for employers\, including decreased productivity\, absenteeism\, turnover\, increased health care costs\, product defects\, and workplace injuries and accidents.\n\n\n\nLearn how to develop a substance-abuse-prevention program\; maximize its overall effectiveness\; and avoid pitfalls. Topics include:\n\n  Creating and implementing policies to protect your business and support employees\n\n  Cost of addiction to employers and the impact on the workforce\n\n  Employee drug testing processes and implementation\n\n  Signs of addiction and the drugs to be aware of\n\n  The different needs of small businesses\n\n  Employee education\n\n  What to do if an employee is under the influence\n\n  Steps to take regarding substance issues and related performance issues\n\n  Workplace interventions\n\n  Resources available to employers and employees\n\n  Returning to work\, the reintegration process\n\n  Compliance with federal and state disability\, anti-discrimination laws and avoiding liabilities
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:12px\;">Chemical dependency affects an employee&rsquo\;s ability&nbsp\;to contribute to your company&rsquo\;s success. &nbsp\;Learn more on the resources for employers and employees on substance abuse detection\, prevention\, policy implementation and employee education.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:12px\;">According to the U.S. government\, 11% of adults working full time regularly engage in illegal drug use. Substance abuse can pose many serious risks for employers\, including decreased productivity\, absenteeism\, turnover\, increased health care costs\, product defects\, and workplace injuries and accidents.<br />\n<br />\nLearn how to develop a substance-abuse-prevention program\; maximize its overall effectiveness\; and avoid pitfalls. Topics include:<br />\n&bull\; Creating and implementing policies to protect your business and support employees<br />\n&bull\; Cost of addiction to employers and the impact on the workforce<br />\n&bull\; Employee drug testing processes and implementation<br />\n&bull\; Signs of addiction and the drugs to be aware of<br />\n&bull\; The different needs of small businesses<br />\n&bull\; Employee education<br />\n&bull\; What to do if an employee is under the influence<br />\n&bull\; Steps to take regarding substance issues and&nbsp\;related performance issues<br />\n&bull\; Workplace interventions<br />\n&bull\; Resources available to employers and employees<br />\n&bull\; Returning to work\, the reintegration process<br />\n&bull\; Compliance with federal and&nbsp\;state disability\, anti-discrimination laws and avoiding liabilities</span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Conference Room 446 Main Street\, Suite 200 Worcester\, MA
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DTSTAMP:20260411T010157Z
URL:https://business.worcesterchamber.org/events/details/seminar-series-addiction-in-the-workplace-10-06-2016-4365
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