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by louise peterson on March 18th, 2005

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Is it legal for an employer to make you take a drug test before you're hired? Do they have to say exactly what they are testing for?

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  • by riffraff814 on March 22nd, 2005

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    It is, indeed, legal for an employer to make passing a drug test a condition of employment. Your right to privacy isn't being trampled because if you want to retain the privacy, you don't try to get the job.

    An employer that is drug testing probably is testing for all the common drugs in your area. They aren't required by law to tell you what drugs they are screening for.

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    • it is actually legal in certain states many states have not yet defined as to whether it is legal yet or not many states leav

      myckon_13072965

      by myckon_13072965 on January 31st, 2006

    • It is legal under the NLRB as long as it applies to all employees

      RJTRIES

      by RJTRIES on March 27th, 2006

    • The Supreme Court has said employers may test as a condition, and may randomly test during employment.

      Thriftymaid

      by Thriftymaid on November 15th, 2009

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