Do you have to remove your hat for a Drug Test?
For DOT drug tests, the employee is required to remove all outer clothing, including hats before providing a specimen for a drug test…unless their hat is worn for religious purposes. Even if the hat is worn for religious purposes, a collector may require the hat to be removed if they observe something unusual, in which case the employee must remove their hat.
When an employee is asked to remove his or her hat or head covering, and refuses to do so based on religious practice, the collector may exempt the employee from removal of the head covering, unless the collector has an observable indicator that the employee is attempting to hide inside the head covering adulterants or other substances which may be used in an attempt to adulterate or substitute a specimen.