Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : COUNTY : Law on Drug Tests Sought

Is a state law needed to guide companies that test its workers for drugs?

Yes, said several people who testified Tuesday before a joint legislative hearing in Orange.

“I have rarely stood up like this and asked for help, but I need the help of government in this instance,” said Warren Gay, a Garden Grove manufacturer.

State Sen. John R. Seymour (R-Anaheim) said without a state law governing drug testing of employees in their work places, “employers are flying blind and employees have no protection.” Seymour added, “Unless there is legislation, the law will be written by the courts.”