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NCAA Drug Testing & Cannabinoids: A Break-Up Story

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the largest governing body in college athletics. The NCAA regulates all aspects of student athletics among 1,100 schools in the United States. It also organizes the...more

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Labor law and cannabis legalization

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Cannabis in the workplace: allowed or banned? Although possession of cannabis is now legal (up to certain limits), this does not mean that employees can work under the influence of cannabis....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Navigating Cannabis in the Workplace: A Guide for California Corporations

The landscape surrounding cannabis in the workplace is rapidly evolving, posing challenges for California corporations and businesses to establish effective policies and procedures. As the use of cannabis, both medical and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Protecting Off-Duty Cannabis Use in California: What Employers Should Know

As of January 1, 2024, California employers cannot make employment decisions based on an employee’s legal, off-duty cannabis use. They also cannot request information about a job applicant’s prior cannabis use. Constangy...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Ohio Legalizes Recreational Use of Marijuana

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Earlier this month, Ohio joined the growing number of states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The new law, which becomes effective December 7, 2023, allows adults aged 21 and older to (within certain...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Enacts Further Protections for Marijuana-Using Workers and Job Applicants

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Passed in 2022 and effective January 1, 2024, Assembly Bill 2188 creates Government Code section 12954 to make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of...more

Frantz Ward LLP

How The Outcome of Ohio Issue 2 May Impact Employers

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Next week, Ohioans will head to the polls to vote on Issue 2, which would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana for Ohioans over the age of 21 to include cultivation, sale, purchase, possession, use and home growth, in...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Joints and Jobsites – 4 Things Contractors Need to Know Following Minnesota’s Legalization of Adult Recreational Cannabis

Earlier this year, Minnesota became the 23rd state to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use. The law officially took effect on August 1, 2023 and has left contractors wondering what they can and cannot do to protect...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: June 2023 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off in the South, where Alabama is having some issues with its medical cannabis licenses....more

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Failure to Hire Claims Go Up In Smoke for Pot-Using New Jersey Job Applicant

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On May 25, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted an employer’s motion to dismiss a putative class action in Zanetich v. Wal-Mart Stores E., Inc. Addressing an issue of first impression, the...more

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Minnesota Legislature Passes New Recreational Marijuana Bill

We are close to the end of the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, and the legislature has left employers in the weeds with all the drastic changes. Namely, the legislature sent Minnesota’s recreational marijuana bill to...more

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As Minnesota Nears Broad Marijuana Legalization, Employers Should Anticipate Testing, Policy Changes

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With just days remaining in the legislative session, Minnesota lawmakers remain on track to legalize recreational marijuana, significantly modify the state’s drug-testing law, and limit employers’ rights to prohibit employee...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Amendments to Maryland’s Recreational Marijuana Legislation Could Affect Employers

Proposed legislation that would govern recreational marijuana use in Maryland was amended earlier this month in the House of Delegates to remove employer protections. Consistent with existing state policy regarding...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Have Employer Drug Tests Gone Up in Smoke?

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Greenberg Glusker Employment Partner Karina Sterman joins Priya Sopori, Steve Stein and Michelle Mabugat to discuss new legislation enacted in California, AB 2188, which affects the ability of employers to discharge or refuse...more

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California To Protect Employee Off-Duty Cannabis Use Effective 2024

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2188 (AB 2188) into law on September 18, 2022. AB 2188 will amend the state’s employment anti-discrimination law, the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and make it...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Recreational Marijuana Use in the Workplace: An Update

Overview - In March of 2021, New York passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which legalized the recreational use of cannabis for individuals over the age of 21....more

Payne & Fears

New California Law Prevents Employers From Taking Action Against Employees Based Solely on Cannabis Use Away From Work

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Drug screenings form a routine part of many hiring processes, but a new law may require employers to review this practice. The law, AB 2188, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 18, 2022, amends the California Fair Employment...more

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California's New Law Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees For Off-The-Clock Use Of Cannabis

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California first legalized medical marijuana in 1996 and adult use or recreational marijuana in 2016. Since then, 39 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana; 19 states have legalized adult...more

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NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission Publishes Guidance For Employers To Address Marijuana Impairment

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The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission published guidance on September 9, 2022, for employers to address marijuana impairment in the workplace. The guidance does not, however, provide the long-awaited certification...more

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Cannabis & THC: Understanding the Effects & Liability

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State legalization of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) for medical and/or recreational use has spurred many questions regarding exposure concerns and drug testing concerns (e.g., what constitutes positive cannabis tests and how do...more

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California Bill Proposes to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Against Marijuana Users

A bill recently introduced in the California Assembly proposes to prohibit discrimination against employees who use cannabis off the job. The legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) No. 2188, would amend California’s employment...more

Saul Ewing LLP

New York State and the City of Philadelphia Move to Prohibit Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing

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New York State and the City of Philadelphia are the latest to take action on drug testing for cannabis use. As more states and municipalities enact legislation and ordinances regarding recreational cannabis use and expand...more

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NYSDOL Issues Guidance Regarding Employee Use of Cannabis

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has published guidance regarding employee cannabis use. We previously reported on the amendments to New York’s off-duty conduct law—New York Labor Law Section 201-D—which now...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Guidance from NY Department of Labor Clears the Smoke Around Adult-Use Cannabis and the Workplace

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When New York passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) in March 2021, the state’s employers were immediately prohibited from discriminating against workers based on the legal use or possession of marijuana...more

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New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Temporarily Waives Requirement For Employers To Conduct Physical Examinations In...

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On August 19, 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (the “Commission”) published its long-awaited first set of Personal Use Cannabis Rules (the “Initial Rules”) regarding recreational cannabis use for adults age...more

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