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ERIC Number: ED293076
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 211
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Substance Abuse in the Workingplace: Readings in the Labor-Management Issues.
Hogler, Raymond L., Ed.
This document contains a collection of readings offering a broad overview of the subject of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. Included are: (1) "'Miller Time' in Antebellum America: An Historical Appraisal of the Drinking Habits of the Working Class" (John C. McWilliams); (2) "The Impact of Substance Abuse at the Workplace" (James T. Wrich, et al.); (3) "The Role of Employee Assistance Programs in Dealing with Employee Substance Abuse" (Judith Vicary); (4) "Why Drug Testing is a Bad Idea" (Lewis L. Maltby); (5) "The Employer's Need To Provide a Safe Working Environment: The Use and Abuse of Drug Screening" (Richard E. Dwyer); (6) "Managerial Control, Employee Assistance Programs, and the Medical Disease Ideology of Alcoholism" (Richard M. Weiss); (7) "Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace: Balancing Employer and Employee Rights" (Thomas E. Geidt); (8) "Screening Workers for Drugs: A Legal and Ethical Framework" (Mark A. Rothstein); (9) "Substance Abuse in the Workplace: Managerial Authority, Employee Rights, and the Common Law" (Raymond L. Hogler); (10) "Arbitration Standards in Drug Discharge Cases" (Pat Wynns); and (11) "Development of Comprehensive Language on Alcoholism in Collective Bargaining Agreements" (Carl J. Schramm). The decision of the federal district court in "Capua v. City of Plainfield," which has become the leading opinion on drug testing, is appended. (NB)
Publication Type: Collected Works - General
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Milrite Council, Harrisburg.
Authoring Institution: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations.
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