Quote:I'd be real interested in knowing what organizations are pushing these regulations on those who don't make millions of dollars? And which organizations are doing this to NON-CONTRACT employees?

 

When you provide these I might agree with you.

 

Regards......................the Chiefjag

Thats easy, one of my former employers (a hospital) would do random alcohol and drug screenings on its employees. Even if you were within a legal range now they could fire you for having drank on the last weekend (when you weren't working). A nurse on one of my wifes unit was accused of looking 'dopey', they took him off during the shift for drug testing, he was gone/off the unit for 3 weeks (apparently he tested negative, but still was forced out for 3 weeks), and he only was there for 2 more months before he ended up 'quitting'. 

 

If you don't think big brother tactics are trickling down to everyone, you just aren't in touch with the modern large corporation. Despite being a supposed 'at will' employee they will fire you for all kinds of things not related to your job or on their time, and not illegal either. Indeed, labor laws protections for employees are very lax in favor of business (especially in this state).

 

Now I don't necessarily think that's all bad, after all we need business, but I definitely don't have a very high opinion of some of the biggest corporations here in our home country. GE not only doesn't pay any taxes, but it gets a big refund from the taxes it doesn't pay.

 

I don't expect you to know about these things, Chief, as a small business owner, but  the NWO/ big brother conspiracy theorists are much closer to right than those who just believe media hype that we as a nation are just like we used to be.

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