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Medical marijuana is currently legal in 37 states—including Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania legalized the use of medical marijuana in 2016 when it adopted the Medical Marijuana Act (“the Act”), which legalized...more
Effective January 1, 2022, Phila. Code § 9-5500 now prohibits Philadelphia employers from requiring job applicants to submit to pre-employment drug tests for marijuana use. Specifically, the ordinance makes it an unlawful...more
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, a new Philadelphia ordinance will prohibit employers from requiring that prospective employees undergo pre-employment marijuana testing as a condition of employment. ...more
A U.S. District Court recently dismissed the lawsuit of a former employee who claimed disability discrimination after he was terminated for testing positive for marijuana in a pre-employment drug test. Espindola v. Wismettac...more
On June 25, 2019, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed legislation making Illinois the 11th state to approve marijuana for recreational use. Recreational use of marijuana will be permitted by law beginning January 1, 2020....more
On April 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed a bill that prohibits employers from conducting pre-employment drug testing for the presence of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols (THC). ...more
On April 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed a first-of-its-kind bill that prohibits pre-employment drug testing for the presence of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. ...more
A Connecticut federal district court has found an employer liable for discrimination for failing to hire a medical marijuana user based on a drug test....more
Effective July 1, 2017, new regulations from the California Fair Employment and Housing Council will further limit an employer’s ability to consider the criminal history of a job applicant or employee when making employment...more
Synopsis: The Seventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment decision in favor of the employer on the plaintiff’s race discrimination and civil conspiracy claims where the employer did not hire the plaintiff after the plaintiff...more