Writing a Classical Argument: Urine Testing

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Guilty before proven innocent : selecting candidates from their Liquid IQ

As if there is not enough to be nervous about when interviewing for a new job , potential candidates now face the scrutiny of being judged on their liquid IQ , better known as the pre-employment urine screen Though proponents of drug screening have a list of reasons why this form of background check is necessary , it is fundamentally invasive statistically unsound and does not really discern a potential employee 's current drug state or

predict future performance . It is for these reasons that employers should not be allowed to pre-screen applicants using urine sample information

Pre-employment drug screening became common practice in the 1980s under Regan 's Drug-Free Workplace Act . Initially screening was required for new hire federal employees and candidates for the Department of Transportation . However , the practice of pre-employment screening quickly moved over to the private sector and has been the source of tremendous controversy concerning privacy issues , accuracy of testing and prediction of potential job quality

In general , the larger the company , the more likely it is to have a drug testing program . One survey by the American Management Association found that 15 of companies doing under 15 million do testing , while 36 of companies doing over 1 billion do some testing . Of Fortune 500 companies , over 50 report testing (ATC , 2001

Under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA / National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA ) guidelines , urinalysis tests were to...