New Mexico Enacts Employment Protections Regarding Medical Marijuana
Tags:Senate bill 406 was signed into legislation on April 4, 2019 by Governor Michelle Lujan and will take effect June 14, 2019. Read More
Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing Goes Up in Smoke in NYC
Tags: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
Tags: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
Tags: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
Tags: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