Dr. Simo is the Chief Medical Officer and the Managing Director of Transportation at HireRight. He served as HireRight’s Medical Director starting in 2009 and was promoted to Chief Medical Officer in 2015. Dr. Simo was also appointed to the role of Managing Director of Transportation in 2018. Dr. Simo came to HireRight with a decade of experience in the medical consulting arena. Before that he was Medical Director at an occupational health clinic in Virginia and owned a consulting firm providing medical director services to employers across the United States.
If you Google “how to beat a drug test” you’ll get a ton of hits. If you’re in HR or a hiring manager, you can usually assume that’s exactly what a percentage of your applicants will do. But beating a drug test isn’t as easy as it once was. Today’s advanced drug screening technologies and […]
This year, the world continued to contend with a pandemic due to the coronavirus delta variant. Employers found themselves struggling with a number of challenges, including the utilization of remote workforces, COVID-19 testing, and healthcare costs. Let’s take a closer look at what employers in the U.S. should understand about the evolving COVID-19 pandemic response […]
Employers regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) were profoundly impacted by the pandemic of 2020. The impact in this vertical was a bit different than other sectors of our economy with motor carriers showing the most significant differences. Some motor carriers, particularly those who supported last-mile shipments (shipments to peoples’ homes) grew in […]
The economy is steadily improving, businesses are returning to normal, and we’re seeing a renewed output of goods and services. This means that we will continue to see an increase in freight volumes and the need for more qualified truck drivers. With the surge in e-commerce activities this past year, the demand for drivers has […]
Due to the nature of the work that they perform, many employers want to be able to determine if their candidates are medically or physically fit to perform the job-related duties of the position being offered. In general, these medical evaluations fall into three stages: Pre-offer (prior to the offer of employment) During this stage, […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, employers are faced with significant challenges when trying to maintain safe working conditions and administer drug-free workplace initiatives. In some states, cannabis and alcohol sales have hit record highs, as people are trying to find ways to alleviate ongoing stress and anxiety. According to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
