NCJ Number
163268
Date Published
1994
Length
235 pages
Annotation
This is a summary of the statutory requirements and the significant case law which affect drug testing by private sector employers for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and cities which have enacted relevant statutes.
Abstract
The state-by-state summaries cover: (1) six specific types of drug testing and any related restrictions; (2) drug-testing procedural requirements; (3) employee administrative and judicial remedies, and employer exposure to criminal and civil liability; (4) relevant statutory citations; (5) information concerning other laws which affect drug testing, such as handicap discrimination and privacy laws; (6) summaries of significant court decisions and case citations; and (7) related workers' compensation and unemployment compensation statutes and cases. The types of testing covered are preemployment, random, for-cause, periodic announced, post-accident, and rehabilitation. The report includes descriptions of how these terms were defined for the survey. Table, appendixes