tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post5313354700486170249..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: I was illegally drug tested, why not my employer?Bud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-40372440743433698252012-04-27T04:09:07.848-07:002012-04-27T04:09:07.848-07:00I was fired for a "positive" random test...I was fired for a "positive" random test. I had worked for this company for 7 years. I had several personal days and 6 weeks vacation built up. I was denied unemployment, I am still appealing it, but it has been 7 months with no income. My state very specifically states the concentration required for a positive test. The concentration of my test was less than one-fifth the required amount. I say random testing without your wages being minimum wage X 24 X 7 plus OT is a violation of the Fair Wage and Standard Act.G.O. Normanhttp://www.alchemist.8m.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-21463402119786533132012-02-03T09:03:46.344-08:002012-02-03T09:03:46.344-08:00UPDATE FEB. 3, 2012 - Nevada has the highest forec...UPDATE FEB. 3, 2012 - Nevada has the highest foreclosure and unemployment rates of any state, and some of its safety net programs catch poor people at a lower rate than they do elsewhere. In Nevada, Medicaid covers just 12 percent of non-elderly adults in qualifying income range. More than half of those go uninsured, compared with 44 percent, or 21.5 million people, for the broader U.S. The food stamp participation rate for eligible people was 72 percent nationwide in 2009. Nevada was among 12 states with rates significantly lower than the national average, with 61 percent of eligible people receiving food assistance.Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-15380874777574719032012-01-31T21:03:58.329-08:002012-01-31T21:03:58.329-08:00The Indiana House of Representatives approved a bi...The Indiana House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday that would drug test people who apply for welfare, along with members of the Indiana General Assembly. "I feel it is imperative that your tax dollars go to those who are truly trying to better themselves. We must provide incentives for people to bring themselves out of poverty and to do the right thing." <br /><br />Instead of blanket testing for every member of the General Assembly, the new version of the bill lets lawmakers opt in to a system of random screening similar to the one for families seeking cash assistance. (If they don't consent, they lose their parking spaces and other perks.)<br /><br />The bill has different standards for "reasonable suspicion" for a lawmaker and a welfare applicant. The bill gives leaders in the General Assembly leeway to form "reasonable suspicion" that a lawmaker is using illegal drugs, but while it mentions convictions and drug charges, it does not specifically say whether lawmakers who miss scheduled votes or hearings will be considered suspicious.<br /><br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/welfare-drug-testing-indiana_n_1244311.htmlBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-74907237173980905332012-01-31T08:27:21.985-08:002012-01-31T08:27:21.985-08:00Almost Half Of U.S. Households Live One Crisis Awa...Almost Half Of U.S. Households Live One Crisis Away From The Bread Line <br /><br />"According to a new report, 43 percent of households in America -- some 127.5 million people -- are liquid-asset poor."<br /><br />The Republican answer? Cut taxes for the rich, drug test the unemployed, and hire people for $7.25 an hour.<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/working-poor-liquid-asset-poverty_n_1243152.htmlBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com