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Merit Decision: No Invasion of Privacy Claim for At-Will Employees Required to Submit to Direct-Observation Drug Test. Lunsford v. Sterilite of Ohio, L.L.C.

By Marianna Bettman on September 1, 2020

“While we recognize that workplace drug-testing policies implicate employees’ privacy interests, we find as a matter of law that the facts alleged in appellees’ complaint cannot sustain their common-law invasion-of-privacy claim.”

Justice Kennedy, majority opinion

“At the time appellees were required to provide their urine samples, they were presented with two choices: either provide a…

What’s On Their Minds: Private Sector Employer Drug Testing and Employee Invasion of Privacy. Donna L. Lunsford et al. v. Sterilite of Ohio, LLC et al.

By Marianna Bettman on February 3, 2020

On August 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“So could an employer say to an at-will employee, that you have to supply a urine sample in the center of the workplace with everyone watching?”

Justice DeWine, to counsel for Sterilite

“Why is…

Oral Argument Preview: Private Sector Employer Drug Testing and Employee Invasion of Privacy. Donna L. Lunsford et al. v. Sterilite of Ohio, LLC et al.

By Marianna Bettman on January 20, 2020

On August 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On January 28, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Donna L. Lunsford, et al. v. Sterilite of Ohio, LLC…