Additional Case 14.1 You Are the HR Director at Catalina Manufacturing. the Firm

question 29

Multiple Choice

Additional Case 14.1
You are the HR director at Catalina Manufacturing. The firm is considering random drug testing for employees at its California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas facilities. Management believes that the assembly of high explosive devices and a recent rash of drug-related accidents make drug testing imperative.
-Refer to Additional Case 14.1.Generally speaking,random drug testing in Catalina's various facilities will most likely be:

• A) permitted by Supreme Court rulings.
• B) guided by the court rulings of each state.
• C) meeting EEOC guidelines of disparate treatment.
• D) challenged in court due to employee privacy rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

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