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Drug tests present major hurdle for employers

Drug tests present major hurdle for employers

05/29/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Drug tests present major hurdle for employers

Clip: 5/29/2016 | 3m 37s

Drug tests present major hurdle for employers

As the unemployment rate drops across the country, employers are running into another problem – finding potential job candidates who will take and pass drug tests. Even though the country is amid an opioid epidemic, employers say marijuana has been the biggest hurdle. New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes talks to Hari Sreenivasan about her reporting on the issue.

05/29/2016 | Rating NR

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