drug testing costs MO more than it saves in welfare payments

[bahua]

If an employee is addled or otherwise compromised by the use of narcotic substances, it will show in his/her work. Then, and only then, is it any business of his/her employer to make demands about his/her personal life. That's what logic and common sense say on the matter. However, I am fairly certain there is government money involved in the decision-making process, turning legitimate businesses into busybodies.

Employers enjoy local, state, and federal tax benefits for operating "drug-free workplaces," don't they? Eliminating that benefit would have a great impact-- possibly greater than the decriminalization of currently illicit narcotics.

[grovester]

In my experience it's been insurance company underwriting which has driven the issue. We've been pressured for years to do it, luckily we work for a socialist.

[heatherkay]

If you have any sort of government contract, you have to do testing.