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Staffing firms face growing challenges as labor shortages, evolving drug testing regulations, changing state marijuana laws, and heightened workplace safety expectations reshape hiring practices and candidate availability. Drawing on Abbott’s national workforce laboratory testing and occupational health services data, this session will explore emerging trends in substance use, screening outcomes, and workforce health indicators, and explore what these findings mean for staffing organizations and their clients.

You will gain insights into trends across industries, regions, and testing modalities, including the impact of evolving marijuana policies and other regulatory developments on candidate availability, screening practices, and employer talent strategies. See how to use these findings to navigate compliance challenges, advise clients, strengthen screening programs, and proactively address risks. Leave with actionable benchmarking data, practical compliance considerations, and new strategies to help clients attract qualified talent while maintaining safe, compliant, and productive workplaces.

See how to:

• Interpret national workforce laboratory testing and occupational health data trends to identify emerging patterns in substance use, screening outcomes, and workforce health indicators.
• Evaluate how evolving regulatory developments, including marijuana legalization and workplace testing policies, may affect workforce availability, screening practices, compliance requirements, and client workforce strategies.
• Apply data-driven insights to strengthen screening programs, support client decision-making, and proactively address workforce risks in a changing employment landscape.