http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/04/21/drug-test-free-zones/ Because New Orleans Needs a Blog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:12:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/04/21/drug-test-free-zones/#comment-1680 John Bates Thu, 08 May 2008 16:33:38 +0000 http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/04/21/drug-test-free-zones/#comment-1680 Random drug testing makes sense and isn't, in my opinion, an invasion of privacy. Job applicants and employees have the right to decided if they want to work somewhere that tests for drugs. Research shows that drug use (on the job and off the job) increases an employers costs and in many jobs puts the safety of others at risk. Clear drug testing policies are a must to protect an employer and therefore testing for anything other than that being disclosed to the employee would put an employer at risk for substantial liability. Realistically few, if any, employers would risk testing for something other than what they tell the employee they are testing for. Random drug testing makes sense and isn’t, in my opinion, an invasion of privacy. Job applicants and employees have the right to decided if they want to work somewhere that tests for drugs. Research shows that drug use (on the job and off the job) increases an employers costs and in many jobs puts the safety of others at risk. Clear drug testing policies are a must to protect an employer and therefore testing for anything other than that being disclosed to the employee would put an employer at risk for substantial liability. Realistically few, if any, employers would risk testing for something other than what they tell the employee they are testing for.

]]> http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/04/21/drug-test-free-zones/#comment-1615 Sunny dev Wed, 07 May 2008 14:54:12 +0000 http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/04/21/drug-test-free-zones/#comment-1615 Even though it is clearly a violation of privacy, it seems that more and more companies are beginning to drug test potential employees. If you’ve applied for a job at any time in the past few years, chances are pretty good that you’ve been asked to provide a urine sample, or subject yourself to any number of other drug testing procedures. Unfortunately, even though this is clearly an invasion of your right to privacy – these drug tests can also uncover things like prescription drugs, pregnancies, and other medical issues – many companies feel that it is within their rights to test you. Even though it is clearly a violation of privacy, it seems that more and more companies are beginning to drug test potential employees. If you’ve applied for a job at any time in the past few years, chances are pretty good that you’ve been asked to provide a urine sample, or subject yourself to any number of other drug testing procedures. Unfortunately, even though this is clearly an invasion of your right to privacy – these drug tests can also uncover things like prescription drugs, pregnancies, and other medical issues – many companies feel that it is within their rights to test you.

]]> http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/04/21/drug-test-free-zones/#comment-915 Peter Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:01:37 +0000 http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/04/21/drug-test-free-zones/#comment-915 Random drug testing is the best deterent to substance abuse available, when combined with education and support. Random drug testing is the best deterent to substance abuse available, when combined with education and support.

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