Employees are cheating on workplace drug tests at record rates—and legalized cannabis could be to blame [Yahoo! Finance]
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX)
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According to figures from Quest Diagnostics cited by the Wall Street Journal , workers are cheating on drug screens at a rate not seen in over 30 years. While the number of Americans testing positive for listed substances remains stable for the third year in a row, that is potentially because more are resorting to extreme measures to mask their consumption habits particularly for jobs like heavy machinery operators or vehicle drivers “Some American workers are going to great lengths to attempt to subvert the drug-testing process,” said Suhash Harwani, Quest senior director of science for workforce health solutions, who pointed to pot as the leading cause. One increasingly popular method is substituting urine samples to use either someone else's, synthetic urine that can be purchased online or even animal urine. Quest data showed a sixfold increase last year in substituted samples to mark the highest rate ever recorded by the company. Another common example that can, however,
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- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating.MarketBeat
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $150.00 to $165.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) Third-Quarter Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Next Year [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Independent meta-analyses by Melanoma Institute of Australia on CP-GEP model in Melanoma Care [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $160.00 to $174.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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- 10/22/24 - Beat
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- 10/30/24 - Form 4
- 10/28/24 - Form 144
- 10/25/24 - Form 4
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