New Advisor to Our Team

Bill Judge has been retained to work with franchisees in areas related to workplace drug testing policies. The first project he will focus on is developing a workplace drug testing policy for the CA and NV markets. Bill Baumgartner currently has a client that he is working with on developing a drug testing policy. Mr. Judge will work with Bill on structuring a drug testing policy that can be used as a template for the future.

Here is Mr. Judges resume.

Bill Judge is an attorney who, for the past 23 years, has concentrated his practice on research, consultation, litigation assistance, and management training related to the legal issues of substance abuse in the workplace and in our nation's schools.

A ten-year instructor for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine MRO course, and a past advisor to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Mr. Judge has lectured extensively on school and workplace substance abuse issues. Recently, Mr. Judge has participated in regional student drug testing seminars on behalf of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. In addition, he was an invited panelist at the 1988 White House Conference for a Drug Free America and participated in Railway Labor Executives Association vs. Skinner decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1989.

Mr. Judge has edited and written several publications, including a reference manual for the motor carrier industry entitled, Drug Testing: Motor Carrier Compliance Manual, which is published by J.J. Keller & Associates. Other publications include: “Omnidex”, “Part 40 Merged” and his latest workbook, co-authored with attorney Tom Eden, Doing It Right: DRUG FREE SCHOOL TESTING.

In 1995, Mr. Judge co-founded Info-Lab, Inc. and managed Workplace Health Co-Op, a substance abuse program administrator until 1999. During his tenure with Info-Lab, Inc., Mr. Judge also co-owned and operated Info-Meth, a DHHS-certified laboratory located in Peoria, Illinois.

Mr. Judge's most recent projects include the creation of an online legal reference resource called DT State Laws, in addition to a certified online collectors' registry called National Qualified Collector Registry. DTStateLaws is an exhaustive web-based resource of full-text state drug testing laws and court decisions found at www.dtstatelaws.com. The National Qualified Collector Registry is an on-line audit and repository service found at www.collectorregistry.com. Mr. Judge is also working with industry partners to establish The Center for Drug Test Information and Training, a complete resource for state-specific information and training materials.

Also, Mr. Judge provides risk management assessments, legal and consulting assistance and develops drug-testing policies for Schools, employers and labor/management committees. He operates a web site dedicated to this effort at www.lawsinhand.com. He also is a past Co-Chairman of the Illinois State Chamber’s Drug-Free Illinois Workplace Program.