Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Ohio AFL-CIO v. Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 2002No. 2001-0642PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
{¶ 1} The issue in this case is whether 2000 Am.Sub.H.B. No. 122 (“H.B. 122”), which permits the warrantless drug and alcohol testing of injured workers, is constitutional. We find that H.B. 122 violates the protections against unreasonable searches contained in the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 14, Article I of the Ohio Constitution.
Factual Background
{¶ 2} The relators in this matter are the Ohio AFL-CIO, its president, William A. Burga, and the United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Regions 2 and 2-B (“UAW”). The respondents are…
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