Conceivably the largest legal, social, and economic dispute in the workplace is the utilization of drugs and alcohol. The communal policy of preferring an alcohol and drug-free workplaces has been regarded by several as the most intrusive infiltration of employee privacy human rights thus far. Conversely, the realism for proprietors is that drug and alcohol utilization can shape employees’ health and productivity and may perhaps impact safety in the place of work.
Part A
Article 1: New Drug Testing, Retaliation, and Reporting Rules, By Mark A. Lies II, Adam R. Young, and Patrick D. Joyce, May 12, 2016,
New final rules relating to illness reporting, injury and discrimination was published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration …show more content…
These rules give protection to employees and prohibit the employer from discriminating and discharging in case of work related illness or injury. In accordance with the rules before the discharge of any employee at the event of any work-related injury the drug testing will be done which shows that drug texting can alone create “hostile employment action”. In accordance with the OSHA instructions the employer must go for post incident testing in which the drug testing can easily identify the drug use causes (Mark, A. et.al., 2016).
Article 2: Drug Test Your Workforce Lawfully, Effectively, By Roy Maurer, Feb 3, 2015
A survey conducted shows a dramatic decline in the U.S. workers positive drug tests in recent decades. However, in the last 10 years the use of certain drugs has gone up. In accordance with the industry experts most drugs users are employed. In accordance to Kathryn Russo there are several reasons to conduct the drug test the main reason is safety and which is the biggest one.
There are two main components:
Drug testing program set …show more content…
It shows that incidence rate dropped from 14% to 6% in the companies who are paying high compensation to their workers. This drop happened after the implementation of drug testing programs. In accordance with the U.S department of labor 65% of on the job accidents are because of the use of drug and alcohol while 38 to 50% claim of worker compensation are because of the abuse of drugs or alcohol in workplace. Powerful deterrent is given to the drugs user on the job in the drugs testing program. Union bargaining is also helping in decline the rate of injuries due to the use of drugs. Employers who are using drug testing programs clearly showing that they care about their employees. (Reilly, J.,
Part A
Article 1: New Drug Testing, Retaliation, and Reporting Rules, By Mark A. Lies II, Adam R. Young, and Patrick D. Joyce, May 12, 2016,
New final rules relating to illness reporting, injury and discrimination was published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration …show more content…
These rules give protection to employees and prohibit the employer from discriminating and discharging in case of work related illness or injury. In accordance with the rules before the discharge of any employee at the event of any work-related injury the drug testing will be done which shows that drug texting can alone create “hostile employment action”. In accordance with the OSHA instructions the employer must go for post incident testing in which the drug testing can easily identify the drug use causes (Mark, A. et.al., 2016).
Article 2: Drug Test Your Workforce Lawfully, Effectively, By Roy Maurer, Feb 3, 2015
A survey conducted shows a dramatic decline in the U.S. workers positive drug tests in recent decades. However, in the last 10 years the use of certain drugs has gone up. In accordance with the industry experts most drugs users are employed. In accordance to Kathryn Russo there are several reasons to conduct the drug test the main reason is safety and which is the biggest one.
There are two main components:
Drug testing program set …show more content…
It shows that incidence rate dropped from 14% to 6% in the companies who are paying high compensation to their workers. This drop happened after the implementation of drug testing programs. In accordance with the U.S department of labor 65% of on the job accidents are because of the use of drug and alcohol while 38 to 50% claim of worker compensation are because of the abuse of drugs or alcohol in workplace. Powerful deterrent is given to the drugs user on the job in the drugs testing program. Union bargaining is also helping in decline the rate of injuries due to the use of drugs. Employers who are using drug testing programs clearly showing that they care about their employees. (Reilly, J.,