Drugs and insurance
Pete, taking a cue from me, looks at workers comp insurance rates and their effect on company drug policies. The last two companies I’ve worked for, I was the one who dealt with our insurance. You get a discount on your insurance if you implement a Drug Free Workplace policy. Pete tells us that these policies don’t really make work safer.
February 1st, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Teenagers with good grades aren’t safer drivers, either, but that doesn’t stop them from getting a discount on car insurance. đŸ™‚
February 1st, 2006 at 10:20 pm
[…] I did an update to yesterday’s post about substance testing and control, to properly point to Drug War Rant, where Pete Guither updates again, highlighting a comment by SayUncle, regarding insurance:Most companies do drug tests because they save 5-10% on their workers’ comp insurance costs. At least, the companies I worked for did. It may be an economic decision and not a drug policy decision.Pete supplies some info re. state laws regarding workers’ comp insurance, and handily dispenses with the “Firestone” numbers. The War on (Some) Drugs reminds a lot of the anti-gun crusade. Bad information is repeated over and over, almost like a mantra, until it’s not even questioned by most people. But if you dig deeply enough, you find that it’s a load of crap. […]