Testing for alcohol when screening employees has some characteristics that make it unique, as compared to other drugs. Let’s take a look at those differences.

1) Testing Methods- While urine testing is usually a great method to find illegal drugs in the system, it is not necessarily the best system for alcohol testing. Why? The urine test will show the amount of drugs or alcohol in the body since the last void. Not the actual current amount. If you are testing for illegal drugs, this is not an issue. There shouldn’t be any in the system at all! But if you are … Continue Reading

This news from the Social Security Administration:

Social Security will no longer accept manual telephone SSN verifications in less than 10 days from today!

Currently, our telephone agents can verify up to five employee SSNs for employers. Beginning fall 2009, Social Security will no longer provide this service. You must use TNEV or SSNVS to verify SSNs. Employees who verify SSNs for their employers must be registered SSNVS users in order to access TNEV and/or SSNVS. If you are not a registered SSNVS user, don`t delay register today for SSNVS. TNEV is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.