Two brothers, Ray and Paul Ashford, start a business—Ashford Brothers, Inc.—manufacturing a new type of battery system for hybrid automobiles. The batteries hit the market at the perfect time and are in great demand.
Drug Testing. After Gina’s injury, Ashford decides to conduct random drug tests on all of its employees. Several employees claim that the testing violates their privacy rights and bring a lawsuit. What factors will the court consider in deciding whether the random drug testing is legally permissible?
As we know that Gina got injured because one of the employees of
the company was handling some illegal drugs and caused hear harm in
a collision. The court will consider the following factors in
deciding whether random drug testing is legally permissible:
1. background check not the activities of the company to decide
whether there is any involvement of illegal drugs in the
company.
2. if any employee is being hurt in an accident and whether the
illegal drug was severe and the reason for such injury.
3. if the employers of the company have prior knowledge about this
illegal drug being used in the company by their employees
4. workplace safety and security standards will be thoroughly
checked and analyzed.
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