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I have always been firmly against company drug testing. How is that legal? Also, you could be a severe alcoholic or on huge amounts of prescribed medications

by mrtron 18y ago

I have always been firmly against company drug testing. How is that legal? Also, you could be a severe alcoholic or on huge amounts of prescribed medications and that is just fine?

jrockway 18y ago
Well, yeah. The government said those are OK, and the government is never wrong. They have people with guns that say so.
tptacek 18y ago
It's not legal for a company to force you to be drug tested. You can always say "no" and walk away. Unfortunately, it is in almost every state totally legal for your employer to fire you for absolutely no reason, so long as they aren't discriminating against for you on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability.
- mrtron 18y ago
  Interesting, I assumed it was legal for them to force you (unintentional Canadian ignorance on the issue). Thanks for the clarification!
  - tptacek 18y ago
    Just to be clear: I'm saying they can effectively force you, in the sense that they can fire you if you don't comply.