Ramona D. Jones Utilitarian and Deontological Theory Drug Testing ETH 501 TUI University Abstract Drug testing is becoming a standard practice is the workplace. Companies are finding that by conducting random drug testing of their employees it amounts to huge long term savings for the company. There are several benefits for companies that conduct drug testing. Companies have a legal obligation to ensure a safe work environment to all employees‚ and implementation of drug testing assures this
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Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Introduction Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is a controversial issue. Should the government hold people accepting government entitlement’s accountable for illegal drug use or would this type of action cross the boundary of civil liberties into an invasion of privacy? The government has a vested interest in getting welfare recipients back into the working population. Holding welfare recipients accountable for illicit drug use only ensures
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Drug testing is a very controversial issue in today society. It causes uproar from the students and the workers across America because they feel that it is an infringement of their rights. I believe that it is an infringement of a person’s right to be tested of drugs just out of the blue and without just cause. I also believe that a person should be tested if they injure themselves or cause an injury to someone else on the job because then the employer is not held accountable or responsible for
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Drug Testing Gabrielle A. Pili-Mahoe ENGLISH 3 –Period 1 Argument Research Essay March 14‚ 2013 Gabrielle A. Pili-Mahoe Ms. Wright English 3 - Period 1 Argument Research Essay March 14‚ 2013 Unlike most people‚ that has vehicles of their own to transport them from and to their location. But other people they don’t have that advantage‚ they would have to take public transportation‚ such as taxis and especially the city buses. For the employees know that their workplace is at safety
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Drug Testing before receiving financial aid from the government to support your family. Lately the media has been following the legislatures and their bills involving mandatory drug tests before receiving government assistance. “According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation conducted by the U.S. Census‚ well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by the federal government. Many are enrolled in more than one. That is about a third of the entire
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Word Count [ 1692 ] Drug Testing in the Workplace – Violates Privacy and is bad for Business Drug testing employees has gained much support‚ as well as much resistance‚ in recent years. Those in favor of testing claim that employee drug testing reduces employee absences‚ theft‚ and accidents in the workplace and as such improves worker productivity and safety. In her essay‚ “A Case against Workplace Drug Testing‚” Debra R. Comer makes an argument against workplace drug testing by identifying six
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Legal and Ethical Considerations in Employment Testing When an employer thinks about implementing employee-testing policies‚ ethical and legal issues should be considered. The employer should seek legal advice to ensure that the suggested policy or policies will not violate any employment laws; each state has their own regulations depending on the need and demographics of that state. The present day workforce includes a diverse working environment that brings together employees from different
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Original Assignment Are drug companies that test experimental drugs in foreign countries acting ethically? To answer this question‚ it is worth looking at why a drug company would experiment in a foreign country before even examining the negative impacts in doing so. Testing drugs internationally is done because it is cheaper and far easier to endanger trial patients in a foreign country. Now when exploring the reasons for the need to test at all‚ an act utilitarian may surmise that because these
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Drug testing? Insane‚ outrageous‚ and wasteful. The issue is whether or not welfare recipients should be drug tested and clean in order to receive funding. Because laboratory tests are often inaccurate‚ drug testing should not be required. To begin with‚ drug testing might be illegal search and seizure and might end up not saving money. First and foremost‚ “a law requiring drug tests would be unconstitutional. The US Constitution’s fourth amendment protects Americans against unreasonable searches
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DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW 2005 I. Is Drug & Alcohol Testing Required? The Commissioner of Insurance shall promulgate such rules and regulations as to require each insurer to establish a safety program for the health and benefit of the employees of the insured employer. Such safety program shall include language to explain the rights of workers under the Workers’ Compensation Law. Such safety program shall require that all insured employers implement
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