News & Analysis as of

THC Hiring & Firing Drug Testing

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Accommodating cannabis: A "how-to" for employers

These steps could help keep you out of trouble. An employee in a safety-sensitive job who has been diagnosed with cancer is selected for a random drug test. The test result comes back positive for TCHA...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

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

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on

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

Troutman Pepper

Employer Drug-Testing Policies Must Evolve With State Law

Troutman Pepper on

While many individuals are excited about the proliferation of state laws providing for medical and recreational use of marijuana across the country, inconsistencies in these state laws have made it difficult for employers to...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CBD & The Workplace, A Word to The Wise

McGlinchey Stafford on

Federally legal CBD products may, under some circumstances, cause consumers to fail drug tests. An employer’s right to terminate employee-consumers on that basis is not prohibited by federal law, including the Americans with...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

What Lies Ahead? – Predictions for Employers in 2023

Cranfill Sumner LLP on

While issues like PPP loans, the CARES Act, and vaccination mandates are largely in the rearview mirror, the workplace looks vastly different than it did three years ago.  Some of these changes were brought about by COVID,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

High Times Ahead for Employers in California

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

On September 18, 2022, Governor Newsom signed California Assembly Bill (AB) 2188, which makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment based...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide