In response to the nation’s opioid epidemic, the Department of Transportation (DOT) amended its testing program requirements to require inclusion of four semi-synthetic opioids, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone and oxymorphone, to the required drug testing panel. DOT also added methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) to the panel and removed methylenedioxyethylamphetaime (MDEA) as a confirmatory test analyte as redundant since
US DOT Announces Final Rule Banning Texting While Driving by Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators: OSHA Joins In to Battle “Distracted Driving”
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On September 21, 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”), an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, announced a final rule banning commercial vehicle operators from texting messages while driving.
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DOT Direct Observation Requirements Go Into Effect on August 31st
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On July 30, 2009, the Department of Transportation issued a final rule reinstating the direct observation drug testing procedures recently approved by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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D.C. Circuit Upholds “Direct Observation” Requirements for USDOT Return to Duty and Follow Up Testing
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In a decision released May 15, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation that requires employees who are returning to safety-sensitive duties after having completed a drug treatment program due to failing or refusing to take a drug test, to submit to return to duty and follow up testing under “direct observation” conditions.
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