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Drug Free Workplace

FTA grantees are required to provide a written policy which states the workplace is drug-free and that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace. The grantee must notify employees that they must abide by the terms of the policy statement as a condition of employment. The Drug Free Workplace Act applies to all employees and contractors, not just those in safety sensitive positions. The grantee is required to inform all employees that if convicted of a drug statute violation occurring in the workplace, they are to report such to the employer in writing within 5 days. When the grantees receives notice of an employee's criminal conviction for a drug statute violation which occurred in the workplace, the grantee must report the conviction to the appropriate FTA regional office within 10 calendar days. Grantees must provide the individual's position, title and the grants in which the individual was involved. Within 30 days of receiving the notification of conviction, the grantee must take one of the following actions: 1) take appropriate personnel action up to and including termination consistent with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, or 2) require the employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes.

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