Effective Friday, June 13, 2008 the Department of Transportation (DOT) has passed an interim final rule which allows both employers and third party administrators (TPA’s) to report drug and alcohol testing violations of employees who hold Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL's)and drive commercial motor vehicles to the applicable state agency if required by state law. This ruling states that employers and TPA’s are not required to obtain the employee’s consent in order to release this information.

It is important to note that this ruling is not a blanket authorization for employers to report such information throughout the country. It only authorizes such cooperation in the states where this practice is mandated and only on those that are regulated by the DOT.

Read the full ruling here . . .