Alcohol and drug testing program

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Alcohol and Drug Testing Program

The debate on employee alcohol and drug testing programs has been an issue of controversy across the political , social , professional , and economic fronts of the American community . It has been sufficiently claimed by proponents of alcohol and drug test programs that an alcohol and drugs-free workplace is the roadmap to effective and reliable economic development in the organization (Ward , 1991 . On the other hand , the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of

the united states of America among other labor laws prohibits discriminative employment practices based either on real or perceived disability . This essay is a discussion on the essential issues in an employee alcohol and drug testing program

There are a number of essential issues in an employee alcohol and drug testing program . This is mainly due to the legalities involved in the implementation of the program . The first issue is to address the bona fide occupational requirement (Ward , 1991 . This requirement dictates that employee alcohol and drug testing program should only affect employees working in safety-sensitive positions in the organization However , as a measure for mitigating the possibility of discriminative practices by employees , the employer must confirm that the testing is conducted in an honest and with high levels of good faith (Ward , 1991 Such have the implication that the aim of the testing is solely to ensure that employees are not impaired at the workplace

Another essential issue in an employee alcohol...