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Because I Got High: Settlement Reached in Terminated Hemp User’s Disability Bias Suit

When can you rely on a positive drug test to terminate an employee? If the employee suggests a reason for a false positive, like hemp use, can you still side with the drug test? The Sixth Circuit’s decision in Fisher v....more

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Medical Marijuana Usage Is Not Protected Under the ADA, Vermont Federal Court Rules

On February 14, 2024, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont dismissed a plaintiff’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination and failure-to-accommodate case, holding that his medical...more

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California Employers: Be Ready for 2023’s New Laws and Requirements

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The new year brings several new laws and requirements for California employers. Among changes in 2023, California employers face a higher state minimum wage, increased minimum pay requirements for employees, new protected...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

[Webinar] Lunch and Learn Series: New Employment Laws and Regulations Regarding Marijuana in the Workplace - November 10th, 12:00...

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Please join us for the November Lunch and Learn as Rivkin Radler Partners John Diviney and Tamika Hardy discuss the following topics: - New State laws – New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, New York Labor Law...more

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Marijuana in the Workplace: Uncertainty and Risks for Employers

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Employers continue to grapple with New Jersey’s marijuana laws. First enacted in 2010, and amended in 2019, the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (CUMCA) legalized the medicinal use of marijuana. More...more

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Marijuana Laws Impacting Employers Spread Like a Weed in 2021: A Year in Review

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. Now is no different. Below are some highlights of...more

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New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

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Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 10th, Richmond, VA

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

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New Jersey Marijuana Law Employment Provisions Take Effect

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On August 19, 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (the Commission) issued long-awaited initial rules implementing the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act...more

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The Trend of Legalization: Recent Developments in Marijuana Legalization in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

In March 2021, New York enacted Senate Bill S854A, making it the 16th state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The law addresses aspects of marijuana use and possession including (i) permitting individuals 21 and...more

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Riding the Green Wave – Considerations for Employers in Dealing With Marijuana Legalization

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As a wave of marijuana legalization continues to sweep the country, employers (especially those with multi-state operations) must grapple with its impact on their operations and workforce....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1 2021

The year 2021 continues the trend of increasing regulation of the workplace by state and local governments. Although it is not possible to discuss all state and local laws, this update provides an overview of recent and...more

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Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization in NYS – What You Need to Know

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Legalization of recreational, adult-use marijuana in New York state has never been more likely. At the start of 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced his plan – The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) – and positioned...more

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Roadmap to Compliance: Major Employment Laws Effective as of January 2021 and Beyond

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While state legislatures focused much-needed attention on pandemic-related legislation throughout most of 2020, many continued to alter their employment laws in significant ways, or simply had previously passed laws scheduled...more

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California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in...

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As the cannabis industry has rapidly progressed over the years, states such as New York, New Jersey and Illinois have begun to implement legislation that encourages employers to engage in labor peace agreements with unions....more

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Texas’ Expansion of Medical Marijuana May Impact Employers

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Texas has largely avoided the wave of marijuana legalization sweeping the country and the accompanying legal complications that have come along for the ride. Those days may be numbered as the Texas Legislature recently passed...more

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Illinois' New Recreational Marijuana Law Creates New Hurdles for Employers with Zero Tolerance Policies

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With the passage of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act in June, Illinois became the 11th state in the country to legalize the recreational use of marijuana....more

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New Jersey’s Amended Medical Marijuana Law Provides Job Protections And Includes Drug Testing Procedures

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on July 2, 2019 the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (“CUMCA”) to expand patient access to medical marijuana and to reform the State’s medical marijuana...more

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Courts Are Siding with Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana

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Marijuana, a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is the most commonly detected illicit drug in employment drug testing. According to Quest Diagnostics, in 2018, approximately 3% of urine-based...more

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Up In Smoke: Recreational Marijuana And Its Impact On The Illinois Workplace

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It appears Illinois will become the 11th state to permit recreational cannabis. Once Governor Pritzker signs the legislation, as promised, beginning January 1, 2020, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (“Act”), will allow...more

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Even Without New Reform Legislation, New Jersey Employers May Have to Accommodate Medical Marijuana Use

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New Jersey employers may have to accommodate employees who are treating with medical marijuana. In Wild v. Carriage Funeral Home, a panel of New Jersey’s Appellate Judges held that simply because New Jersey’s Compassionate...more

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Medical Marijuana Users May Not Be Discriminated Against In New Jersey

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A New Jersey appellate court has held that a disabled employee may sue his former employer under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) for alleged discrimination based on the employee’s use of medical marijuana....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

CALIFORNIA SNAPSHOT: Is "Medical Marijuana Accommodation" On The Way?

Let's be blunt. The legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use in California has placed employers in a tough situation as they grapple with crafting and enforcing workplace drug policies that comply with an area...more

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Proposed Texas Marijuana Laws Might Impact Workplaces In 2019

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Texas has maintained its reputation as being a conservative state despite the results of the 2018 midterm elections. But, as the surprisingly close Texas Senate election suggests, things may be a-changin’—especially when it...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

California Bill to Add Medical Marijuana Use as Protected Classification Fails

States that have legalized medical or recreational marijuana use continue to struggle with reconciling those laws with employers’ ability to regulate employees’ marijuana use. Recently, the California legislature failed to...more

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