West Virginia Supreme Court· 6/7/1991

Twigg v. Hercules Corporation

Citations

406 S.E.2d 52
185 W. Va. 155

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holding that drug testing is not violative of public policy where job responsibility involves public safety or the safety of others
holding contrary to public policy for employer to require employee drug testing unless based upon reasonable suspicion of employee’s drug usage or when employee’s job responsibility involves public safety or safety to others
allowing urinalysis based on individualized suspicion or when employee’s job implicates safety concerns
allowing urinalysis based on individualized suspicion or when employee's job implicates safety concerns
where we held it was contrary to public policy emanating from the common law right of privacy for an employer to require an employee to submit to drug testing
where we held it was contrary to public policy emanating from the common law right of privacy for an employer to require an employee to submit to drug testing

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Judges: Workman, Brotherton

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