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Membership
How can
Drugs Don't Work help me and my business?
Earn a 7.5% discount on your
Workers Compensation Premium!!
 According to the National Institute
of Drug Abuse, 74% of the 12 million drug users in America are
employed, and as many as 23% of them use illegal drugs on the job.
Alcohol and drug users cost taxpayers more than $140 billion
annually, including healthcare costs, lost productivity and Workers
Compensation claims. Forty seven percent of all workplace accidents
are alcohol and drug related. Abusers are absent an average of
three weeks per year.
The
Drugs Don't Work program is designed to empower business
owners the tools needed to ensure a drug-free workplace as well as a
safe and productive work environment for their current and future
employees.
The Benefits of Having a
Drug-Free Workplace:
To obtain drug-free workplace
certification and qualify for the 7.5% discount on your workers'
compensation premiums, your must complete the following steps:
Step One: Your company must
have a substance abuse policy.
Step Two: Your company must
conduct drug testing.
Step Three: Your company
must conduct two hours of employee education a year. For a list of
videotape training resources contact the
Chamber of Commerce.
Step Four: Your company
must conduct two hours of supervisor training each year.
Step Five: Your company
must either have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) or, a referral
list of treatment and counseling centers in your area.
Commonly Asked Questions:
Q. Do I have to drug test all
my employees?
A. No, you are required to
test new employees and conduct random testing on a regular basis.
Q. Do I have to fire an
employee who tests positive for drugs?
A. No, you have the right to
fire an employee or take disciplinary action, which should include
an agreement by the employee to undergo substance abuse treatment.
Q. Do all my employees have
to go through the training at the same time?
A. No, you may divide your
workforce into groups.
Drugs Don’t Work
attempts to make the program as user friendly as possible.
Lectures, articles, and videos are some ways to accomplish the hours
of training needed.
Q. Can I afford the drug
testing?
A. Yes,
Drugs Don’t Work members receive discounted drug testing
rates from several local testing facilities.
Q. When does the premium credit begin to
accrue:
A. The premium discount will be applied pro
rata as of the date of certification (the date of approval by the
Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation).
Q. When does the insured actually
receive payment for the credit:
A. The insured employer, however, will not
receive payment for such credit until after the annual final premium
audit under such policy.
Q. How long will an insured employer receive
the 7-1/2 % discount:
A. The insured employer is entitled to receive
the 7-1/2% premium credit for up to eight years from date of
original certification. Thereafter, the premium discount shall be
determined from the insured's experience rating plan or in the case
of an insured not rated upon experience, the premium discount shall
be determined by the Commissioner of Insurance based upon data
received from the insurers.
For more information about the
Drugs Don't Work program, contact Warren County Chamber of Commerce
or click on
Drugs Don't Work.
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