We would all be excused for wanting 2020 to disappear in a fog of medical marijuana. Here is a recap:
As we predicted in 2019, most of this year’s action concerned medical and recreational marijuana. Not to be missed,...more
12/28/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drug Testing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
Recreational Use ,
Transportation Industry
On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous ruling in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC, allowing medical marijuana users to assert claims for handicap discrimination under the...more
7/19/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Essential Functions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interactive Process ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Law Claims
In a recently issued trial court decision, Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Corp., a Rhode Island Superior Court justice held that an employer could not deny employment to an applicant licensed under state law to possess and...more
On November 8, 2016, voters in several states passed medical or recreational marijuana measures each of which will likely impact employers. As this area of law is developing quickly, and since the Trump administration’s...more