On August 5, 2022, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 150 (pages 47951-47956). The ANPRM requests comments from the public, specifically DOT-regulated employers and their service agents who implement and administer drug and alcohol testing programs required […]
WorkforceQA & Hamilton Robinson have joined forces
December 21, 2021 – Stamford, CT – Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, together with management, has recapitalized WorkforceQA, a leading tech-enabled Third-Party Administrator (TPA) of employee compliance solutions focused on regulated and safety-sensitive industries. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, the company serves many of the largest trucking, airline, logistics and […]
2017 Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) – Expiration Date Extended to August 31, 2023
On November 23, 2021, OMB extended the expiration of the 2017 paper CCF to August 31, 2023. This means that employers and specimen collectors may use the 2017 Federal CCF for urine specimens collected for federal workplace drug testing programs and those collected for testing under the Department of Transportation […]
FAA MIS Alcohol and Drug Testing – Data 2019
Total # of Reporting Companies: 6,215 Total # of Reporting Safety-sensitive employees: 478,169 Summary of FAA 2019 MIS Data The most recent industry-wide MIS data from the FAA is for CY 2019. The 2019 MIS alcohol and drug testing data represents 6,215 FAA-regulated employers with 478,169 safety-sensitive employees. Total # […]
FMCSA Clearinghouse Drug & Alcohol Violations – A Look at the Data for 2020 & 2021
Reporting of 49 CFR Part 382 CDL drivers’ drug and alcohol violations to the FMCSA Clearinghouse became mandatory in January 2020. Violations are reported by employers, their service agents (TPAs—like WFQA), and MROs. So, after a year plus of the Clearinghouse operation, what do we know about CDL driver drug […]
Quarantined But Not Out!
Our offices might empty, but our hearts (and inboxes) are full! Many of you (our clients) don’t have the option of isolating in your homes – you are out there delivering the groceries, flying the planes, building the roads, healing the sick and keeping this country moving foward. From everyone […]