informational as a way to gain support for their cause. When searching a popular, controversial topic ACLU will most likely pop up on the first page of one’s search results. When doing a search about “drug testing in the workplace” ACLU came up second with a link to the article, “Privacy in America: Workplace Drug Testing.” The ACLU’s concerns and values can be summarized by going to the bottom of any page on their website. The headers of links at the bottom of the page give away what topics they’re working
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Strayer University Professor LEG 500 Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance The Employment-At-Will doctrine continues to be favored by employers and employees in various forms thru out numerous types of companies. The doctrine gives employers and employees the right to terminate terms of their employment “for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all” (Halbert Ingulli, 2012, page 46). There are some restrictions to the at- will doctrine in which an employer
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resolve this issue however the implementation of a drug and alcohol policy was determined to be the most effective solution. In order to ensure the smooth enactment of this procedure it was determined that all stakeholder parties should be involved in the design and implementation of the policy. In order to counteract any possible resistance to this change it is theorised that an education package along with a period of soft testing (i.e. testing without consequences) and an ongoing educational program
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Reflecting on Sources Kaplan University CM 220-50 Prof Lori D'Angelo 01/31/2012 Unit 4 Project: Reflecting on Sources Complete all three parts of the worksheet below. Be sure to cite all sources in APA format, including using in-text citations and reference page citations in the spaces provided. The writing should be in Standard English and complete sentences. The sources noted in this worksheet should be related to your "big idea," which is the basis of your final project in this
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ensure privacy in the workplace. One of the most interesting, yet controversial, areas concerning public personnel is employee privacy. What limits are there to employers’ intrusions into, and control over, employees’ behaviors and personal properties? There are five major areas which trigger privacy matters in the area of public sector employment: background checks, cognizance of off duty conduct and lifestyles, drug testing, workplace searches, and monitoring of workplace activity. Of these five
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prescription drugs, or other method it is a stress reliever for the abuser, helping them escape. The addiction to substance abuse makes it hard to function and work in the real world because the abuser becomes dependent and develop higher tolerance. Those suffering from substance abuse may have genetic been given through it through an addict mother, or suffering through a life crises of depression, stress and anxiety. Psychological Factors There is several reason one would try drugs that may turn
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make their voice heard. Health Insurance Cost vs. Privacy The question of whether or not something constitutes discrimination is completely dependent on the evaluator’s point of view. For example, if a person believes that a pre-employment drug screen is discrimination because it is no one’s business if someone has an alcohol or substance abuse problems an employee may have. If an employee is getting his or her job done, it does not matter what he or she is doing in their personal life. On
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Testing OMM 618 Human Resources Management Instructor: Maja Zelihic Laura Thomas, Student November 18, 2013 Employee testing is extremely vital for companies to make certain that the best experienced employees are the ones that are receiving the jobs that have been applied for. Human Resources Departments from companies around the world require making sure the most excellent candidates are appointed in order for the company to maintain to run effortlessly, and not cost the company funds that
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Interactive Simulation Paper Tony Gwinn MGT/434 February 13, 2014 Haley Major Green Interactive Simulation Paper The prevention of workplace discrimination has become a serious issue with hiring companies. Work place discrimination is when employees are treated unfairly due to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, veteran status or disability that is protected by law. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination of a worker due to race, gender, sex, national
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has researched, developed and experimentally tested a virus-killing drug called Brincidofovir. Subsequently learning of the existence of the drug, a family requested that the company donate the drug to treat their little boy who contracted a deadly virus after receiving a bone-marrow transplant. The company had distributed the drug during a three year testing period, but as the drug entered the final stages of the federal and drug administration (FDA) approval, the company ceased its compassionate
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