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This 5 page paper looks at a hypothetical case study submitted by a student. The scenario is based on NBC's E.R. television program.
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a hypothetical situation submitted by a student, Dr. Weaver decides to implement a policy of unrestricted mandatory drug testing for its hospitals employees. This has created havoc in the
E.R. What is at issue are the rights of the employees. The characters suggest that they have a right to privacy and what they are really referencing is the Constitutions
fourth amendment. The fourth amendment prohibits illegal searches and seizures and generally applies to the governments right to search property. Still, in an employment situation, there are rules and regulations
that prohibit employers--and schools, and institutions--from searching lockers or pockets and so forth. In fact, an important issue today is in fact drug testing and arguments about fourth amendment rights
are waged in terms of testing in schools. The primary questions that looms large is, should employers have the right to test ones urine or is that an infringement on
privacy? In addressing Dr. Weaver on this subject, a student might want to advise her to think twice about what she wants to implement. First, a summary of two articles
might help to sell the position. DesJardins & Duska (1987) argue that the employer does not have a right to override the expectation that an applicant has to privacy. Obviously,
an employer cannot force a prospective employee to take a drug test, but clearly, not following the procedure will mean that the applicant will not get the job. Authors contend
that privacy should be a natural right of the employee (1987). They say that while this is the case, proponents of testing argue their point based on two premises. One
is that drug use can be debilitating and can impede performance on the job (1987). The second point is that the person who is using drugs can do harm to
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