Expanded ADA Disabilities Coverage May Affect Drug Testing

We all anticipated that the Ameri­­cans with Disabilities Act Amend­­ments Act (ADAAA) would make it easier for certain medical conditions to qualify as protected disabilities. That was, after all, the point of the law. Earlier this year, the EEOC provided an example of just how well the ADAAA may do that. It issued an in­­formal … Read more

Teens Drinking Bleach To Pass (Urine) Drug ests

People will go to great lengths to pass a drug test, but the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says there is a popular trend among young people who try to beat these tests and it could kill you. Some have been ingesting bleach. Not everyone scours the web for a drug test solution. Mahoney said some … Read more

Psychemedics Awarded ISO/IEC 17025 International Accreditation

Worldwide Leader in Hair Testing For Drugs of Abuse Recognized Internationally For Highest Quality Laboratory Standards ACTON, Mass., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Psychemedics Corporation, hair testing for drugs of abuse pioneer and leader for 25 years, announced today that its laboratory has received international accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) for a broad spectrum of laboratory testing … Read more

Psychemedics Corporation Announces Third Quarter Profits

Acton, Massachusetts, November 3, 2011 — Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ:PMD) today announced third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2011. The Company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share payable to shareholders of record as of November 17, 2011 to be paid on December 1, 2011. This will be the Company’s … Read more