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ii. A current employee transfers from a position not covered by this Policy into a <br />position covered by this Policy; and <br />iii. An employee who has not been a Covered Employee for more than ninety (90) <br />days becomes a Covered Employee. <br />b. Covered Employees already employed on the effective date of this Policy and who <br />continue to work in a covered position do not require a Pre -Employment Test. <br />c. If a Pre -Employment Testis canceled, the individual will be required to submit to and <br />pass another test. <br />d. Pre -Employment Tests for disabled individuals unable to provide sufficient volume to <br />be tested will be reported as negative if medical examination shows no evidence of <br />prohibited drug use. <br />e. If a Pre -Employment Test is non -negative, then the matter will be referred to the MRO <br />for review, and an applicant or employee seeking a transfer into a position covered by <br />this Policy who tests positive will not be hired unless and until PCC receives an <br />opinion from the MRO stating that the positive test result should not be a bar to <br />employment or transfer. Applicants and employees seeking a transfer into a position <br />covered by this Policy may request to have their original sample retested, provided <br />that their request is made to the MRO within 72 hours of the receipt of the final test <br />result from the MRO. <br />f. In the event that the MRO was not able to contact the applicant to discuss the results <br />of their test, PCC shall notify the applicant of the results of a Pre -Employment Test, if <br />the applicant requests such results within sixty (60) calendar days of being notified of <br />the disposition of their employment application. <br />g. An applicant will not be allowed to start work and an employee seeking a transfer into <br />a position covered by this Policy will not be allowed to perform Safety -Sensitive <br />Functions until a negative test result is verified. Should the test results indicate the <br />presence of Controlled Substances at or above the Confirmatory Limits (as set forth in <br />Section 4.05.11): <br />c. The applicant will not be allowed to start work and will not be eligible to be <br />considered for employment for 180 days. They must still complete an approved <br />DOT Return to Duty process. PCC will comply with conducting all Return to Duty <br />and Follow-up testing for a period of 1 to 5 years. <br />d. The employee seeking a transfer into a position covered by this Policy will be <br />terminated and not eligible for re -hire for 180 days. <br />e. In all cases, the applicant or employee may only be considered for re -hire with the <br />prior approval of the Vice President of Human Resources or their designee. <br />6. Regular Fitness for Duty Testing <br />All Covered Employees may be asked to take a Fitness for Duty Test, as required by PCC's <br />Fitness for Duty Policy, on a regular basis (at least once every six (6) months), without <br />notice. Such test is voluntary, but failure to take the test will result in termination. <br />