Common use of Positive Results Clause in Contracts

Positive Results. All Public Safety Officers who are screened and confirmed to be positive for the presence of drugs shall: i. Be notified of this fact by the Director of Public Safety as soon as practicable after oral notification is received from the laboratory. ii. Be provided with a copy of the laboratory report, as soon as practicable after receipt of same. iii. Be suspended from duty, without pay, pursuant to Article XIX(C) of the collective bargaining agreement (Discipline & Discharge) pending a due process hearing for dismissal from employment. iv. Be given the opportunity to challenge a termination from employment based upon a confirmed positive result in the same manner as provided in the collective bargaining agreement for challenging disciplinary impositions involving termination of employment. The only grievable issues with regard to discipline resulting from a positive drug test are as follows: (1) a challenge to the testing results or procedure; or (2) in the case of drug testing based upon “reasonable individualized suspicion”, a claim that reasonable ground for testing did not exist.

Positive Results. All Public Safety Officers who are screened and confirmed to be positive for the presence of drugs shall: i. Be notified of this fact by the Director of Public Safety as soon as practicable after oral notification is received from the laboratory.notification ii. Be provided with a copy of the laboratory report, as soon as practicable after receipt of same. iii. Be suspended from duty, without pay, pursuant to Article XIX(CXIIIV(C) of the collective bargaining agreement (Discipline & Discharge) pending a due process hearing for dismissal from employment. iv. Be given the opportunity to challenge a termination from employment based upon a confirmed positive result in the same manner as provided in the collective bargaining agreement for challenging disciplinary impositions involving termination of employment. The only grievable issues with regard to discipline resulting from a positive drug test are as follows: (1) a challenge to the testing results or procedure; or (2) in the case of drug testing based upon “reasonable individualized suspicion”, a claim that reasonable ground for testing did not exist.