Common use of Reasonable Cause Testing Clause in Contracts

Reasonable Cause Testing. An employee who is tested for reasonable cause and whose alcohol level is 0.02 to 0.039 will be taken out of service for twenty-four (24) hours and receive a warning letter. An employee who is tested for reasonable cause and whose alcohol level is 0.040 to 0.069 will be taken out of service for twenty-four (24) hours, referred to a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and suspended for ten (10) days. If the employee has committed a disciplinary offense under the terms of the supplemental agreement, the results of the test may be used in the support of the Employer's disciplinary action. A second positive test of 0.02 or above is a dischargeable offense. A positive test of 0.070 or above is a dischargeable offense. A presumption exists that the employee was drinking on the job if the observation, time of testing and alcohol level combine to show the employee's level was too high to have consumed alcohol prior to the employee's report time. An employee taken out of service for a positive test result must have a negative test prior to returning to work.

Reasonable Cause Testing. An employee who is tested for reasonable cause and whose alcohol level is 0.02 to 0.039 will be taken out of service for twenty-four (24) hours and receive a warning letter. An employee who is tested for reasonable cause and whose alcohol level is 0.040 to 0.069 will be taken out of service for twenty-twenty- four (24) hours, referred to a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and suspended for ten (10) days. If the employee has committed a disciplinary offense under the terms of the supplemental agreement, the results of the test may be used in the support of the Employer's ’s disciplinary action. A second positive test of 0.02 or above is a dischargeable offense. A positive test of 0.070 or above is a dischargeable offense. A presumption exists that the employee was drinking on the job if the observation, time of testing and alcohol level combine to show the employee's ’s level was too high to have consumed alcohol prior to the employee's ’s report time. An employee taken out of service for a positive test result must have a negative test prior to returning to work.