New York City Is First Jurisdiction in Country To Ban Pre-employment Testing of Job Applicants for Marijuana Use
New York City is the first jurisdiction in the country to ban pre-employment drug testing for marijuana use, with some
Two Recent Medical Marijuana Court Rulings Highlight Growing Challenges to Drug-Free Workplace Policies, Even as Use by Workers Hits Highest Level in 14 Years
There are now 33 states and the District of Columbia that have enacted laws permitting the use of medical marijuana,
NT Lakis Attorneys Create New Resource To Help Employers Stay on Top of State and Local Workplace Compliance Developments
NT Lakis lawyers are pleased to announce the creation of a new resource exclusively for the use of members of
Rapid Proliferation of State Marijuana Use Laws Is Having Growing “Drug-Free Workplace” Implications
As of this writing, there are 33 states and the District of Columbia that now have laws permitting the use
Federal Trial Court Rules Connecticut Medical Marijuana Law Protects Applicant-User Rejected for Job Under Employer’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy
A federal trial court in Connecticut ruled recently that the prohibition of discrimination based on an individual’s participation in the
Attorney General Sessions Reverses Obama-Era “Hands-Off” Policy Regarding Federal Marijuana Enforcement, Just as California’s Recreational Use Law Goes Into Effect
U.S. Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions has issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors announcing that going forward, the Department
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules That Fired Medical Marijuana User Has Disability Discrimination Claim Under State Law
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court, has ruled that an employee who used marijuana for medical purposes
November Elections Brought Further Expansion of State Legalized Marijuana Laws, Increasing the Challenges Facing Employer Drug-Free Workplace Policies
One other thing that happened on Election Day in November is that via ballot initiatives, voters in four more states