Employees and Substance Abuse: Employment Laws

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Human resources expert Teri Morning will show you how substance abuse issues affect your workplace. You will learn how to prevent lost productivity, lowered performance, unmet obligations, and even violence caused by drugs and alcohol.

What You'll Learn

  • What does the ADA require regarding substance abuse?
  • How does alcohol differ from the use of illegal substances under the ADA?
  • How are financial problems caused by substance abuse a threat to workplaces?
  • What happens when mental health struggles and substance abuse collide?
  • How can you help without creating more problems for your organization?
  • What are the biggest workplace risk factors?
  • What are the dangers of incorrectly assuming a problem is substance abuse?
  • How can your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) help?
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INFORMATION
Training Overview

Employee substance abuse and the workplace. Learn how to help employees and protect your organization.

October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and is the ideal time to prevent alcohol and drugs from putting your employees and workplace at risk. According to SAMSHA, over 15.5 million employed individuals admitted to illicit drug use. The Department of Labor estimates that drug and alcohol abuse contribute to an astounding 65% of workplace accidents. Drugs and alcohol cause workers to be less aware and have slow reaction times, putting themselves and their coworkers at risk.

Substance abusers are estimated to be up to ten times more likely to miss work. What many employers don’t know is that the Americans with Disabilities Act covers these employees and not knowing the law will put your organization at risk for lawsuits.

  • What does the ADA require regarding substance abuse?
  • How does alcohol differ from the use of illegal substances under the ADA?
  • How are financial problems caused by substance abuse a threat to workplaces?
  • What happens when mental health struggles and substance abuse collide?
  • How can you help without creating more problems for your organization?
  • What are the biggest workplace risk factors?
  • What are the dangers of incorrectly assuming a problem is substance abuse?
  • How can your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) help?
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Who Should Attend?
  • Human resources professionals
  • Business owners
  • Plant managers
  • Operations managers
  • Safety managers
  • Employee relations
  • Location managers
  • Division supervisors
  • Safety staff
  • Supervisors
  • Chief executives
  • Executive directors
  • Senior management
  • Managers
  • Superintendents
  • Faculty union representatives
  • Program directors
  • School leaders
  • Educators
  • Teachers
  • Student services directors
  • Executive directors
  • Consultants
  • Senior management
APPROVAL AND VALIDITY
Credits
  • This program has been approved for 1.5 general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
  • This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
What's included
Training includes
  • 1.5 HRCI, 1.5 SHRM
  • Certificate of Attendance
  • All resources and training materials
Teri Morning
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Expert Presenter

Teri Morning
  • Specializes in solving company people problems and providing big company style HR service to small business
  • Over 20 years of experience in human resources and training in a variety of fields
  • Certified in mediation skills, project management, and IT management and qualified
  • Has held the PHR, SPHR, SPHR-CA and SHRM-SCP certifications
  • Master’s degree in human resource development with a specialization in conflict management
  • MBA
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