Essays Tagged: "Drug test"

Welfare and Drug Testing

People applying for welfare benefits should be drug tested Good paper on a difficult subjectA current issue that is going on today is welfare recip ... d paper on a difficult subjectA current issue that is going on today is welfare recipients that are drug abusers. Welfare is supposed to meet the basic needs. Drugs seem far from one of the basic huma ... nd sell their food stamps for their fix rather than go to the store and get their family some food. Drugs also go hand and hand with family problems, violence, and crime. It is estimated that between ...

(2 pages) 125 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Case Study: Issue: Wagner Act, Wrongful Termination Act.

gns of low productivity on its assembly line and suspects an alarming incidence of after work hours drug abuse among its employees which may be contributing to lower productivity and low morale. Manag ... ch may be contributing to lower productivity and low morale. Management also suspects that the most drug usage is occuring among employees on the assembly line who have been actively engaged in seekin ...

(1 pages) 105 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Drug and Alcohol Testing: Do employers have the right to submit employees to drug and alcohol testing? Do these tests enfringe on the rights of employees?

Employee drug and alcohol abuse costs American employers billions of dollars in decreased productivity, incre ... premiums. Employers may be liable for the negligence of an employee that is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and may be held liable for negligently hiring an employee with a history of abusin ... liable for negligently hiring an employee with a history of abusing drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, drug and alcohol abuse is also blamed for high employee absentee rates. All of these factors give em ...

(5 pages) 489 4 4.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Urine-Luck! America answer to its growing drug problem

When you look at drug testing today it seems as if it is just as much a prerequisite to get a job as a degree or even ... search and seizures). Who really wants to challenge the person responsible for hiring them about a drug test? Very few people just apply for a job for the enjoyment of it; it is usually because they ... , very few job seekers 'tip the boat' and just do what is requested of them.In this new millennium, drug-testing companies are not only reaching the peaks of corporate America, they are also scooping ...

(4 pages) 59 2 3.9 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Drug Testing In High Schools

at his buddies and started smoking marijuana. Thursday, before the game, Matt was chosen to take a drug test. His coach approached him saying Matt could not play because the test proved that he had m ... ere unaware the school had permission to suspend student athletes from athletics for taking illegal drugs. Should drug testing be allowed in school athletic programs? Who should be tested - athletes, ...

(8 pages) 76 0 2.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Case Study Analysis of ABC, Inc. COMM 215 - Essentials of College English

he new employees require training on company policy, oriented to the organization, and screened for drugs. Carl is behind on training, he has not completed all of the required processing for the new e ... Carl's part but he put himself in this position. The new employees will be expected to complete the drug tests and their applications. This is a great solution to the problem because along with accomp ...

(3 pages) 382 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Drug testing in the workplace.

Companies need to have the right to perform drug tests in order to provide for a safe and productive workplace. There are several ways for compa ... es to perform these tests with different levels of acceptance. Companies can perform indiscriminate drug tests that test employees randomly or as a whole. Drug tests may be reserved for those who are ... at test employees randomly or as a whole. Drug tests may be reserved for those who are suspected of drug use based on job performance. Companies may select to test all new hires. A computer test may b ...

(2 pages) 116 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Case Study Analysis of ABC Inc.

he needs to solve the following issues:- Complete applications and transcripts on file.- Trainees' drug screenings, none of the employees have taken it.- Orientation manuals, just three and with miss ... t.- Orientation manuals, just three and with missing pages.- Orientation room, he does not have one.Drug Testing, Applications, and Transcripts on FileAn urgent appointment should be scheduled immedia ...

(3 pages) 166 0 3.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Against Drug Testing in High Schools

To start off, I disagree. I think drug testing in high schools should not be an option. As in the past, drug testing has taken over mi ... on. As in the past, drug testing has taken over millions of dollars statewide just in high schools. Drug testing should not be allowed in schools because for one, students should not be tested if they ... allowed in schools because for one, students should not be tested if they do not appear to be using drugs. Also, it is proved that drug testing is not an effective way to help prevent drug abuse, and ...

(4 pages) 31 2 3.4 Jan/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

ABC Inc Case Study

ve. To make matters worse, none of the new trainees had been sent to the clinic for their mandatory drug screenings. Some of their transcripts were not on file along with many of their applications be ... ut during orientation. Recruits will be scheduled according to their existing schedules to take the drug test. In reference to the training room, Carl and Joe are coworkers, and as a part of a team, t ...

(3 pages) 82 0 2.3 Feb/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Constitutional Rights in the Workplace- Patton-Fuller Community Hospital

rmining whose rights take precedent. Constitutional rights will be explored as they are involved in drug testing (particularly as it pertains to unreasonable search and seizure) and employee monitorin ... via email/telephone use/video surveillance (and the implications thereof to one's right to privacy).Drug testing in the WorkplaceMany workplaces require drug testing in order to start a new position o ...

(6 pages) 154 0 4.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Employment Law

rom Monica Carrolls telling Carl to begin the procedure of giving the new employees their; manuals, drug test, and policy booklets. Carl had told Monica that he would begin all those procedures and th ... edures and that they would all be done in time. In June, Carl noticed some incomplete applications, drug screenings where not complete, orientation manuals where not complete and had pages missing, an ...

(2 pages) 120 0 2.2 Mar/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Shit

Do you think there should be mandatory drug testing for all high school students? I do. If there was, then I think there would be a lot les ... them if they don't know when they will be tested. I think by testing all high school students, the drug rate will go down.Drugs are one reason violence happens. When you use a drug, it is killing you ... killing your brain cells and you don't know what you are doing. If they tested the students with a drug test, then I think there would be a lot less violence going on.If the students are doing drugs ...

(1 pages) 8 0 1.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Avoiding Discrimination in the workplace

ility and the possibility of being sued.Currently, employers are now facing many problems regarding drug use as it relates to disabilities. Employees who have completed or are currently enrolled in a ... a number of different ways a company can make reasonable accommodations due to a disability and or drug addiction. One example is by having an employee policy in place that lets employees know of the ...

(3 pages) 109 0 4.5 Nov/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Forced Drug Testing

in time a large number of lives could have been saved if the court would have enforced a mandatory drug screening prior to release of a suspect then Congress might seem some rationale in implementing ... ntil the effects of the policy can be proven to the American people how forcing a suspect to pass a drug screening prior to posting bail will increase the chances of justice being served, I believe th ...

(2 pages) 47 0 0.0 May/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Steroids

e been banned from sports completely. Is it because the policies are too lenient? Is it because the drug test isn't sufficient? Is it because the players know how to get around the drug test? This has ... nswer to this problem, but the main reason is a combination of policies not being strict enough and drug testing not being sufficient enough.First of all, what are steroids? According to www.dictionar ...

(6 pages) 19 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Preventing Discrimination Simulation

ation shows an existing problem with some positions; one of those problems is an employee who has a drug problem and constantly shows up late for work with variable attendance, work delays, and in a b ... roblem at workplace if not handled in the right way. Companies should not have accommodation toward drug abuse use; This To eliminate hiring someone with drug problem, the company should give all new ...

(4 pages) 100 0 3.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Wal-Mart Drug Policy

aintaining safe, healthful and efficient working conditions for all associates. Alcohol and illegal drug use pose a serious threat to workplace safety and health. Associates who abuse alcohol or use d ... hol or use drugs are a danger to themselves, co-workers and customers. This paper will describe the drug free workplace policy which Wal-Mart has in place. This paper will also cover how the company t ...

(2 pages) 24 0 3.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Forced Drug Testing

Should defendants be forced to take a drug test? Are pretrial programs effective in reducing failure to appear rates and pretrial crime? A ... re pretrial programs effective in reducing failure to appear rates and pretrial crime? Are pretrial drug-testing programs ineffective because they are based on faulty assumptions? These three question ... faulty assumptions? These three questions need to be answered for one to fully understand pretrial drug testing programs, and whether defendants should be forced to take a drug test or not. This pape ...

(5 pages) 19 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Ethical Issues in Management- Topic Harassment

. Another option to protect the company would be to make tests of the person being hired; such as a drug test or criminal record. To eliminate risks for the company such tests are important.Furthermor ...

(4 pages) 44 0 0.0 Feb/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management