Well Steelhdr,
would you allow a crackhead to babysit your kid. If there was a simple test to tell if your kids teacher was a child molester, would you want him to take it. The reason employers are doing these tests is because they feel it reduces their risk. In the free work place, you have the right to work somewhere else. That's what Sol said he did and his potential employer probably lost out because he chose to walk away.
Doesn't the right to make your own decisions pass on to employers? It is wierd how liberals only want rights for themselves but not others. I think we all agree that school districts shouldn't have tp hire people with child rape charges, but what about hiring a truck driver that has an alcohol or heavy marijaunna use addiction? The credit checks are pushing it, but probably have to do with employee theft. I would guess that a company would have to come up with a legitimate reason or risk being sued.
A corporation is nothing more than a person or group of people choosing a manner of setting up a company. Stockholders choose who they think best will represent them and the representives make decisions that they feel are best for the stockholders. In the end, deciding to have tests are nothing more than individuals making decisions that they feel best protect their interests. If they make bad decisions regarding the tests they will suffer the consequences. But since it is their money at risk, they should be able to make that decision.