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Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Firing For Medical Marijuana Use

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In a closely watched case, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that an employer could lawfully terminate an employee who tested positive for marijuana in a random drug test, even though the employee’s use of marijuana was...more

Clark Hill PLC

Colorado Medical Marijuana Case is Not as Far-Reaching as Expected

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On June 15, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Coats v. Dish Network. In a unanimous decision, the court in Coats upheld the termination of an employee who failed a random drug test...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Even in Colorado, you can be fired for off-duty drug use

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Remember this one about the employee fired for legal drug use? How about this one? It seems that we have been talking more about the impact of legal marijuana use on employment since 2012, when voters in Colorado and...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Firing of Medical Marijuana User

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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled today in a 6-0 decision that Colorado’s “lawful activities statute,” which provides protections to employees who engage in lawful off-duty conduct, only applies to conduct that is lawful under...more

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