More Workers in South Carolina are Failing Drug Tests
Monday, September 25th, 2017
It's hard enough for Leon Leggett to find a worker willing to take an entry-level, blue-collar job installing garage doors in a historically tight labor market — someone who's looking for work, shows up consistently and passes a background check.
It's even harder because he makes applicants clear one last hurdle: a drug test.
Leggett wants to make sure his staff will get in on time, drive safely to job sites and operate equipment without getting hurt. So like roughly half of American employers, his company, North Charleston-based Southeastern Garage Doors, pays to screen workers before they start.
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