Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing Goes Up in Smoke in NYC
BY DANIEL GOMEZ-SANCHEZ , DALE L. DEITCHLER , and NANCY N. DELOGU ON APRIL 10, 2019 Read More
OSHA Clarifies Position on Post-Accident Drug Testing Policies
In a recently released Standard Interpretation , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) clarified its position as to whether certain types of drug testing constituted a violation of regulations prohibiting employers from discharging or discrimination against an employee for reporting a work-related injury or illness. Read More
Connecticut Continues to Extend Protections to Employees under State Medical Marijuana Law, Rejects Federal Preemption Defense
BY DALE L. DEITCHLER AND ELIZABETH R. MCKENNA ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 This article was originally published on Littler Mendelson's website. Click here to read the original article . Read More
California introduces bill to protect from medical marijuana users from employment discrimination
Assembly Bill 2069 seeks to prohibit an employer from discriminating against employees “on the basis of his or her status as, or positive drug test for cannabis by, a qualified patient or person with an identification card.” Read More
Vermont legalizes recreational marijuana, provides protections for employers
Vermont will become the ninth state to approve nonmedicinal use of marijuana but the law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2018, will not require employers to permit or accommodate the use or possession of marijuana in the workplace. Read More