Pre-Employment Drug Testing Not Compensable Under California Law Holds Ninth Circuit

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the district court ruling in Johnson v. WinCo Foods Holdings, Inc., et al., holding that plaintiffs who were not yet employees when they took drug tests were not entitled to compensation for the time spent being tested. The district court ruled that class members were not employees of WinCo when they underwent drug testing and therefore were not entitled to compensation.

 

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