Which of the following statements about public employees' rights is INCORRECT?
A) While investigating charges of sexual harassment and malfeasance of one of its doctors, a state hospital cannot search his desk.
B) There is no mention of privacy in the Constitution
C) In contrast to the federal government, more than a dozen states have provided significant protection for the privacy of their homosexual employees.
D) In 1986, President Reagan established by executive order the federal government drug-testing program -- thing giving a great deal of discretion to agency heads regarding who will be tested.
E) Public employers can set aside the individual's right to free speech if they can show that their ability to function properly and provide effective services is severely threatened.

Question

Which of the following statements about public employees' rights is INCORRECT? 
A) While investigating charges of sexual harassment and malfeasance of one of its doctors, a state hospital cannot search his desk.
B) There is no mention of privacy in the Constitution
C) In contrast to the federal government, more than a dozen states have provided significant protection for the privacy of their homosexual employees.
D) In 1986, President Reagan established by executive order the federal government drug-testing program -- thing giving a great deal of discretion to agency heads regarding who will be tested.
E) Public employers can set aside the individual's right to free speech if they can show that their ability to function properly and provide effective services is severely threatened.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Public employees do not have an absolute right to privacy in their workplace, and a state hospital can search an employee's desk during an investigation if there is reasonable suspicion of misconduct. Therefore, statement A is incorrect.

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