Middlebrooks v. Wayne County

The question presented is whether a person who applies to Wayne County for a permanent position that involves driving heavy equipment near and on public highways1 may, consistent with the Search and Seizure Clauses of the *154state and federal constitutions, be required to submit to urinalysis testing.

The permanent position involves operation of heavy equipment that might result in serious injury from even a "momentary lapse of attention” characteristic of illegal drug use.2

We find that, as a result of his application for such a position with a governmental agency, Middlebrooks had a reduced…