Court cautions employers regarding mandatory disclosures of prescription drug use
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that an employer’s substance abuse program made an impermissible medical inquiry under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it asked an employee to disclose all prescription drugs he was taking. Read More
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
Rhode Island court rules employer who refused to hire medical marijuana user violated state law
A judge ruled Darlington Fabrics Corp. violated Rhode Island’s medical marijuana law, the Hawkins-Slater Act, when it refused to hire a medical marijuana user because she could not pass a pre-employment drug test. 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
New Mexico Enacts Employment Protections Regarding Medical Marijuana
Senate bill 406 was signed into legislation on April 4, 2019 by Governor Michelle Lujan and will take effect June 14, 2019. Read More