Legal Opinion
Sarah Borse v. Piece Goods Shop, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 6, 1992No. 91-1197PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Sarah Borse brought suit against her former employer, Piece Goods Shop, Inc. (“the Shop”), in the district court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She claimed that, by dismissing her when she refused to submit to urinalysis screening and personal property searches (conducted by her employer at the workplace pursuant to its drug and alcohol policy), the Shop violated a public policy that precludes employers from engaging in activities that violate their employees’ rights to privacy and to freedom from unreasonable searches. Pursuant…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- National Treasury Employees Union v. Von RaabSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by103 opinions
- Dona W. Horowitz, Individually and as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased Alfred Camner, Co-Executor of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company, in No. 94-1900. Dona W. Horowitz, Individually and as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased Alfred Camner, Co-Executor of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased, in No. 94-1901 v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- William N. Clark v. Modern Group Ltd. John F. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Stein v. Davidson Hotel Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Orson, Inc. T/a Roxy Screening Rooms v. Miramax Film Corp. Orson, Inc., D/b/a/ Roxy Screening RoomsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Fraser v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
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