Great move for Texas
From Houston Texas station
KHOU:
Drug tests for unemployment benefits approved
Workers who lose their jobs would have to clear a drug screening to qualify for unemployment compensation under a proposal approved by the Texas Legislature.
Under current law, employers take out insurance policies to help laid-off workers survive on weekly payments of $62 to $440. Those who are fired for cause, including failing an employer-sponsored drug test, do not qualify.
The changes approved Saturday would require laid-off workers to fill out state questionnaires. Answers considered suspicious would lead to drug tests. Workers who fail would lose their benefits.
Republican Sen. Tommy Williams said the program will help maintain a competent workforce.
Emphasis mine - competent workforce is the name of the game. If you want to spend your time stoned out of your gourd or tweaking, expect to do it on your own dime. Unemployment is a safety net to carry you over until you can find work. It is not a free ride.
Posted by DaveH at May 26, 2013 5:10 PM