<p>Welcome to Littler´s Employment Law Quiz! Fine-tune your knowledge of employment law while improving your employee relations skills at the same time. You can test yourself or send this quiz around to your managers. Good luck!</p>
<p><b>Substance Abuse in the Workplace</b></p>
<p><i>What should a supervisor do if he or she suspects an employee has illicit drugs in the employee´s desk or at the employee´s work station?</i></p>
<p>A. Call law enforcement.</p>
<p>B. Confront the employee immediately and announce his or her suspicions.</p>
<p>C. Discreetly confiscate the suspected drugs without the employee knowing it.</p>
<p>D. Ask coworkers about the employee´s actions and habits as part of an immediate investigation.</p>
<p>E. None of the above.</p>
<p><b>The best answer is E.</b> A supervisor should never confront a suspected drug user one-on-one; the supervisor always should be accompanied by another management representative (for safety reasons <i>and</i> so that a reliable witness to the encounter is available). If the suspected contraband turns out to be a lawful substance (or arguably belongs to someone else), A and C could spark compelling legal challenges. D sounds like defamation, a "witch hunt" and/or premature action. The supervisor should: (a) contact more senior management; (b) know the appropriate policy and procedures; (c) confront the individual in tandem with another manager or security representative; (d) give a receipt to the employee for any suspected contraband taken; and (e) document the incident in writing as soon as possible after it occurs.</p>
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