Amazon dropped drug testing for delivery drivers.
Maybe they’re just feeling kind. More likely: they’re having trouble finding people to become delivery drivers.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/update-on-our-vi...
Maybe they’re just feeling kind. More likely: they’re having trouble finding people to become delivery drivers.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/update-on-our-vi...
I assume the drivers Amazon employs are actual truck drivers under the purview of the Department of Transportion, and are probably still drug tested to satisfy whatever federal requirements they have to satisfy.
> We will no longer include marijuana in our comprehensive drug screening program for any positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation, and will instead treat it the same as alcohol use.
Most of their drivers are not long-haul, but last mile delivery.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-05/amazon-wo...
According to this article, Amazon is suggesting the companies they pay to make the home deliveries to skip marijuana testing in order to find more drivers:
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2021-09-01...
The distinction is important because Amazon seems to be wanting the companies they pay to make the home deliveries to pick up possible liabilities from not testing drivers for marijuana use, but it is not clear if Amazon has chosen to accept that liability as well.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=do+you+need+a+cdl+to+drive+for+Ama...
The people under Amazon's purview that are DOT regulated would be CDL holders driving semi trucks and similar. Those are strictly drug and alcohol regulated, with fed mandated preemployment and ongoing random tests.
Right, they have a pass-through setup where they dodge liability by employing them through nominally independent companies. They're still in full control over their employment conditions in practice.