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Employer drug testing has pitfalls.
Business Insurance, October, 2000 by FLETCHER, LEE
Drug testing is the norm in many workplaces, because employers have found that testing saves money and makes for a safer environment for workers and customers. But experts say that, in order for employers to avoid liability, they must be consistent and precise when implementing and enforcing drug testing policies.
"Drug testing is an important tool, a tool that's used a lot. But if it's not crafted carefully or administrated carefully, it's a recipe for disaster," said Gerald L. Maatman Jr., a partner and chairman of the global employment law practice group at Baker & McKenzie in Chicago. According to Mr. Maatman, drug testing can create employment practice liability exposures. When tests produce positive results that result in employee termination, he said,...
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