IA HF767

Expands the definition of "safety-sensitive position" to include jobs designated by employers where accidents could cause loss of life, serious bodily injury, or significant property/environmental damage, as well as positions supervising such workers

Allows employers to offer employees the option to receive drug test result notifications and make second confirmatory test requests via in-person exchange of written materials or electronic notification, as an alternative to certified mail with return receipt

Permits employers to provide drug testing policy copies and notices to employees, prospective employees, or parents of minor employees/prospective employees through in-person exchange or electronic notification instead of certified mail

Changes civil liability provisions so that only "employers" (rather than any "person") who violate the drug testing statute are liable to aggrieved employees for remedies including reinstatement, back pay, and attorney fees

Shifts burden of proof to employers in civil actions to demonstrate that drug testing requirements under the statute were properly met when alleged violations involve requiring or requesting tests