Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients The question at hand is‚ should recipients of welfare undergo drug testing for use of illegal drugs in order to receive their welfare checks? This is one of the issues that the US Congress and the US citizens have been debating for years. Author‚ Arthur Delany explains the concern of both sides of this question in his article‚ “Welfare Drug Testing Bill Introduced In Congress”‚ published in The Huffington Post. Like many social issues‚ there are opposing
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Welfare in the United States Everyone has their own opinion about the welfare system in the United States. Some feel it is well-designed and other find it to be valueless. Some say it is an excuse for “the lazy” to not have to contribute to society‚ and use it as a source of income. Some even say the program isn’t utilized in the manner in which it was meant when established. Regardless of opinions‚ the welfare system was established to help those in a time of need. The United States‚ “The
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DECEMBER 8‚ 2014 HRM CASE STUDY COMPANY: TRADEKEY CO. Topic: Organization and Employee Welfare Fall 2014 Submitted By: Muhammad Raza Javed Mirza Jawad Hassan Nausherwan Khan Siraj Ur Rehman Syed Osama Ali Sajjad Ali Contents Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction to Company.............................................................................................
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Is Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Constitutional? OVERVIEW Recently Floridas governor Rick Scott put a new drug testing law into action. This law calls for the drug testing of welfare recipients‚ simply because taxpayers do not want to support drug addictions‚ but would rather the money go toward necessities like children and food. What do we as Americans do about this? Are there options to reform the welfare system? Other states have attempted laws similar to this but none have succeeded
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Welfare Public Policy February 1‚ 2015 Public Policy and Social Services-SOC320 Professor Bernie Colon Even though the people end up suffering in some states due to the welfare benefits not being enough‚ welfare has been reformed and is now controlled by individual states rather than the federal government. This makes it easier for the welfare benefits to be monitored since it’s state by state instead of at a federal level‚ or so the government thinks or says. Many people that are in need of benefits
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The welfare measures involve three major aspects which are - occupational health care‚ suitable working time and appropriate salary. It refers to the physical‚ mental‚ moral‚ and emotional well-being of an individual. The safe work environment provides the basis for the person to enjoy working. The work should not pose a health hazard for the person. The welfare measures aim at integrating the socio-psychological needs of employees‚ the unique requirements of a particular technology‚ the structure
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Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients is right and reasonable in order to stop the habitual offenders of misusing this benefit. Are the hard working drug tested tax payers ready to support this law since it’s the hard earned tax dollars that fund these benefits? The argument stands to reason that we need to take control as employers to stop the misuse of benefits that pay for illegal drugs. Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Did you know that as a tax payer‚ you are
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Local authorities have a duty to work under the Children Act 1989 and Children act 2004 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in need and have an obligation of ensuring that children in need of protection in their areas are protected from significant harm. Policies which safeguard schools must develop a range of policies which ensure the safety‚ security and well-being of their pupils. These will set out the responsibilities of staff and the procedures that they must follow. Policies
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American Exceptionalism and Social Welfare Development The term American Exceptionalism‚ introduced by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1931‚ was based on the idea of America being built on individualistic‚ anti-government beliefs and attitudes‚ with special attention directed to personal freedoms and rights (Skocpol‚ 1992). The weakness of government caused by the decentralization of its power‚ slavery‚ increasing immigration‚ as well as cultural and racial discrimination played a crucial role in the
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whether people receiving welfare benefits should undergo drug testing to qualify. Critics argue that it is discrimination and unconstitutional‚ but it is requiring no more than almost any job that you apply for that requires you to pass a drug test in order to qualify for that job and benefits. As of now‚ the only thing that you must show in order to qualify for government assistance is that you are below the income requirements. I think that this encourages more citizens to not work‚ have children‚ and
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