Is drug testing a violation of privacy?

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I'm still wondering though... if you came back and tested positive for marijuana, and got fired for using marijuana illegally, could you sue the employer for wrongful termination if in fact (and you could prove it) you had travelled on a vacation to a place where marijuana was legal and that's the only time and place you tried it?

they could fire you if marajuana suddenly turned up legal and they didn't want their employees using it. employment is at will.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I've always been a bit puzzled by drug testing. If its illegal for the police to search a car or home without a warrant why is it ok for corporations to enforce drug testing? Just curious.

you don't have much of a clue about private vs governmental action, do you?

 

[TwinkleToes77]

I've had a false positive on a drug test before. When it came back they asked me about it ofcourse and I was stunned and then they started asking me if I had anything to eat/medication recently. Well.. I love Poppy seed bagels.. Sooooooo we figured that was it and i had to take a retest.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
You choose to work for a corporation. They choose to drug test their employees.

exactly.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
I've had a false positive on a drug test before. When it came back they asked me about it ofcourse and I was stunned and then they started asking me if I had anything to eat/medication recently. Well.. I love Poppy seed bagels.. Sooooooo we figured that was it and i had to take a retest.

did you use the urine of your hilarious male friend's mother?

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I'm still wondering though... if you came back and tested positive for marijuana, and got fired for using marijuana illegally, could you sue the employer for wrongful termination if in fact (and you could prove it) you had travelled on a vacation to a place where marijuana was legal and that's the only time and place you tried it?

They could still fire you. How could they know for sure where you were when it happened? If they accepted that excuse, everyone would just claim that they were here or there and it was fine. Companies don't want to take the time and spend the money to investigate it all so they have a zero tolorance policy. It's kind of like if you are in a state that has a BAC limit of .1 and your BAC is EXACTLY .1, then you drive to a state with a BAC limit of .08 and get pulled over...you will get ticketed and stuff.