Employers Can Watch Drug Test Urination, Ohio Court Rules (1)

Ohio workers who sued after they were required to undergo an employer-watched urine test didn’t have a claim for invasion of privacy, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled.

The 4-to-3 split court ruled Wednesday for employer Sterilite, a plastic storage bin maker, and the company’s drug testing provider, U.S. Healthworks Medical Group of Ohio Inc.

The majority opinion written by Justice Sharon Kennedy found that the four suing at-will employees underwent the test, indicating their actions amounted to consent.

Sterilite argued that observing employees is necessary to stop workers from cheating on drug tests. While the majority recognized “that workplace drug-testing ...