Legal Question in Employment Law in California

my dad fell on his way to work at wal mart ended up with a cut hand. at work the drug/alcohol tested him when the saw his hand did the have a legal right to alcohol and drug test him?


Asked on 2/11/11, 6:30 pm

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Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

If he was not on company time at the time of the accident, and the only reason was his cut hand and not his acting as if he were under the influence of alcohol or drugs, thereby raising a reasonable suspicion in a safety-sensitive job, I would say no. He should have a right to privacy in his own life.

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Answered on 2/11/11, 7:20 pm


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