Delaware SHRM State Conference & Expo
Join Health Advocate at the annual Delaware SHRM State Conference, when Matt Verdecchia, Senior Trainer/Organizational Development with Health Advocate’s EAP+Work/Life Division will present a session called The Changing Face of Substance
Ask the Expert Episode 17 – Addressing Opioid Misuse and Abuse in the Workplace with Raffi Terzian
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The Truth About the Opioid Crisis at Work
By Dave Shadovitz | HR Executive The workplace is the perfect place for intervention, experts suggest. Attendees at the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual conference who were in search
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By Nick Otto | Employee Benefit News Employers weighing how to deal with substance abuse issues among their workforce are facing an expensive task as the cost of abuse continues
The Reality of Opioids in the Workplace—and How Employers Can Respond
By Matthew Verdecchia, MS, CEAP | HR Daily Advisor Despite what recent headlines may lead you to believe, misuse and abuse of opioids, as well as dependence on these drugs, is