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Wilkinson v. Times Mirror Corp.

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 17, 1989No. A042625PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STRANKMAN, J.

Article I, section 1 of the California Constitution declares that privacy is among the people’s “inalienable rights.” The principal question in this appeal is whether a private employer violates that constitutional provision by asking all job applicants to consent to a urinalysis which tests for alcohol and other drugs as a condition of an offer of employment. The applicants have notice of the drug testing policy, and the sample is collected during a regular preemployment physical examination conducted by medical personnel, under conditions designed to minimize the…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. National Treasury Employees Union v. Von RaabSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. People v. MeltonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  4. White v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping CenterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.California Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Rojo v. KligerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Hennessey v. Coastal Eagle Point Oil Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
  4. Loder v. City of GlendaleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Ross v. RagingWire Telecommunications, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2008

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