{"id":51107,"date":"2016-06-28T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T17:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=51107"},"modified":"2022-12-01T13:31:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:31:23","slug":"second-chance-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/second-chance-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Chance Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drug Free Workplace Policy \u2013 Termination or Second Chance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many employers in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/drug-free-workplace-the-big-picture\/\"><strong>drug-free workplace policies<\/strong><\/a> give an employee a second chance after a confirmed and verified positive drug test results.&nbsp; Sometimes the second chance agreement is called the last chance agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So basically your employee tests positive for drugs or alcohol and you have a policy that allows them to keep their job based on certain conditions of continued employment.&nbsp; These conditions of continued employment often vary from case to case depending on the situation.&nbsp; Perhaps the employee is positive for heroin and is severely addicted.&nbsp; A treatment program for this person might be different from a treatment program for a marijuana user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/faqs\/employer-drug-testing\/what-happens-when-an-employee-tests-positive\/\"><strong>positive drug or alcohol test<\/strong><\/a>, the employee has a choice to agree to the second chance agreement\/last chance agreement or face immediate termination of employment.&nbsp; The HR manager or company official should have a meeting with the employee regarding the second chance agreement\/last chance agreement.&nbsp; A copy of the positive drug test or alcohol test result should be provided to the employee.&nbsp; The employer may decide to suspend employees for a period of time after a positive drug or alcohol test.&nbsp; This gives the employee an opportunity to seek the substance abuse counseling or treatment program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sample second chance agreement\/last chance agreement is provide \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/second-or-last-chance-agreement-45.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the provision of the second chance agreement\/last chance agreement may look like what you see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drug Free Workplace<br>Last Chance Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In lieu of terminating the employment of an employee who tests positive for illegal substances or alcohol, this Company (Employer) provides the employee a final opportunity to agree to comply with all Company policies and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with the Company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/drug-free-workplace-the-big-picture\/\"><strong>drug free workplace policy<\/strong><\/a>, the employee listed below has tested positive on a Company required drug or alcohol test.&nbsp; The Company will allow the employee to continue to be employed with the Company based on this second chance agreement which requires the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employee will be suspended from employment without pay for 3 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employee will actively participate in the company\u2019s employee assistance program (EAP). The employee will schedule [his\/her] first EAP appointment no later than one week from the date of this Agreement.&nbsp; All costs cost of any treatment counseling or treatment program will be the employee responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employee agrees to provide documentation of enrollment in a substance abuse counseling or treatment program no later than one week from the date of this Agreement.&nbsp; All costs of any treatment counseling or treatment program will be the employee responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employee agrees to unannounced periodic follow-up drug testing for a period of two years from the date of this agreement.&nbsp; Testing shall be six times per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other conditions of continued employment (employer please list):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If during the duration of the Agreement, the employee violates this Last Chance Agreement or any subsequent agreement made between the employee and a substance abuse treatment program, if the employee is found in violation of the employer\u2019s drug and alcohol policies, if the employee refuses to submit to a drug and\/or alcohol test, the employee will be subject to immediate termination from employment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drug Free Workplace Policy \u2013 Termination or Second Chance? Many employers in their drug-free workplace policies give an employee a second chance after a confirmed and verified positive drug test results.&nbsp; Sometimes the second chance agreement is called the last chance agreement. 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