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Date: 1989National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab  

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  • National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab (1989), along with its companion case of Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Association (1989), stands out for the proposition that under some circumstances, public employers may be able to require staff members to submit to suspicionless drug testing. Although Von Raab was not set in a school context, it raises interesting implications for employees of public school systems.Facts of the CaseIn Von Raab, employees of the U.S. Customs Service and their union filed suit on behalf of employees who were preparing to apply for “covered” positions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab]

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  • Date: 1989

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-N2CWSJ4D-T

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