On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which legalizes the adult recreational use of marijuana and revises Section 201-d of the New York Labor Law....more
As we previously reported, the New York City Council recently passed a bill to prohibit most pre-employment screening for marijuana by public and private employers. New York City mayor Bill de Blasio neither signed nor vetoed...more
On April 9, 2019, the New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill that would prohibit most pre-employment screening for marijuana by public and private employers. The bill is supported by Mayor Bill de Blasio and would...more
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