Ohio High Court Finds No Privacy Invasion In Urine Sample Collection Monitoring

Mealey's (August 31, 2020, 11:27 AM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Because a group of at-will employees did not object to being monitored while producing urine samples for mandatory workplace drug testing, a divided Ohio Supreme Court on Aug. 26 found that they could not bring invasion of privacy claims against their employer, overturning an appeals court's ruling and reinstating a dismissal by a trial court (Donna L. Lunsford, et al. v. Sterilite of Ohio LLC, et al., No. 2018-Ohio-1431, Ohio Sup., 2020-Ohio-4193)....