2017-653 DSS - Regional Consolidated Services WIOA Adult and Dislocated Workers Program

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Drug -Free Workplace Policy: In compliance with the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988, each contractor will have a Drug -Free Workplace Policy whereby all covered employees are informed that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace. The policy will: • Define the actions that will be taken against employees in the event of violations; • Notify employees that as a condition of employment the employee must a) abide by the terms of the policy statement and b) notify the employer within five calendar days if he or she is convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace; • Assure the establishment of a continuing drug -free awareness program to inform employees of the dangers of drug abuse, the company's drug -free workplace policy, the penalties for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace, and the availability of any drug counseling, rehabilitation, and/or employee assistance plans offered through the employer; and • Require the imposition of sanctions or remedial measures, including termination, for an employee convicted of a drug abuse violation in the workplace. Contractors will be required to give an assurance that, (a) a continuing good -faith effort will be made to comply with all of the requirements as set forth in the Drug -Free Workplace Act and (b) the Local Workforce Area will be notified within ten days after receiving notice that a covered employee has been convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace. DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION The Contractor will provide a drug -free workplace by: 1. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition. 2. Establishing an ongoing drug -free awareness program to inform employees about: a. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; b. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace; c. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and d. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace 3. Making it a requirement that each employee engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required in paragraph 1; 4. Notifying the employee in the statement required in paragraph 1 that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will a. Abide by the terms of the statement, and b. Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statue occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; 5. Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph 4(b) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to the grant officer or other designees on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working unless the Federal agency has designated a central point for the receipt of such Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board (Rev. 6/7/17) Page 19