• Federal contractors with a single contract of $100,000 or more must comply with the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act.

The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires some federal contractors and all federal grantees to agree that they will provide drug-free workplaces as a precondition of receiving a contract or grant from a federal agency.

Generally, federal contractors with a single contract of $100,000 or more must comply with the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act. These include the following:

1. Publish and provide a policy statement to all covered employees informing them that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the covered workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees who violate the policy.
2. Establish a drug-free awareness program to make employees aware of a) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; b) the policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; c) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and d) the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
3. Notify employees that, as a condition of employment on a federal contract or grant, the employees must a) abide by the terms of the policy statement; and b) notify the employer, within five calendar days, if they are convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace.
4. Notify the contracting agency within 10 days after receiving notice that a covered employee has been convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace.
5. Impose a penalty on — or require satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program by — any employee who is convicted of a reportable workplace drug conviction.
6. Make an ongoing, good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace by meeting the requirements of the Act.