Legalization of Marijuana

Proposed Marijuana Reclassification and Impact on Employers

By Terence McCourt & Jack Gearan on May 22, 2024

Posted in Featured, Legalization of Marijuana, Marijuana, Workplace

On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the Attorney General has submitted a notice of proposed rulemaking initiating a formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana…

California Will Soon Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use

By Mark Kemple on January 11, 2023

Posted in California, California L&E Group, Discrimination, drug testing, Employee Policies, Employer, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, Marijuana

Under AB 2188, beginning Jan. 1, 2024, California employers will be prohibited from discriminating against employees for off-duty cannabis use.
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’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

By Vanessa C. Krumbein on December 15, 2022

Posted in California, California L&E Group, Compensation, coronavirus, COVID-19, drug testing, earned wages, Employee Benefits, Employer, Featured, GT Alert, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, Marijuana, Paid Leave, Privacy, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Retaliation, Return to Work, Sexual Harrassment, Sick Leave, State Law, Supreme Court, Unions, Wage & Hour, wages, WARN, Workplace, Workplace Safety

California employers know the holidays bring chilly nights (by California standards), holiday cheer, decked halls, and… ringing in the New Year with a host of new employment laws and compliance…

New California Legislation Will Not Allow Employers to Prohibit Off-the-Job Marijuana Use for Much Longer

By Philip Person on October 18, 2022

Posted in California, California L&E Group, drug testing, Employer, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, Marijuana

This blog post is a Q&A on California Assembly Bill-2188 – Discrimination in employment: use of cannabis.

When will AB 2188 go into effect?

AB 2188 was signed by…

New California Bill Would Prohibit Employers From Acting Against Workers for Off-Work Cannabis Use

By Charles O. Thompson on June 6, 2022

Posted in California, California L&E Group, Discrimination, drug testing, Employee Policies, Employment Law, Featured, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, Litigation, Marijuana, State Law

A bill introduced in the California Assembly in February 2022 would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers and job applicants for off-duty marijuana use.

Assembly Bill (AB) 2188 would amend…
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Cannabis and the Workplace: New York DOL Clears the Smoke with New Guidance

By Eric B. Sigda & Nicholas A. Corsano on October 28, 2021

Posted in drug testing, Employee Policies, Featured, GT Alert, Labor & Employment, Legalization of Marijuana, Marijuana, New York, New York Department of Labor, State Law

With an increasing number of states legalizing the use of recreational marijuana, employment laws are being enacted to address marijuana possession and use.¹ One such state is New York.
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Amendments to Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act Clarify Limitations of Employer Liability

By Tiffany S. Fordyce on December 26, 2019

Posted in Discrimination, drug testing, Employee Policies, GT Alert, Illinois, Legalization of Marijuana, State Law, Workplace Safety

On December 4, 2019, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 1557, which makes various changes to the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the “Cannabis Act”),…
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Changes to Illinois Law Prohibit Salary History Inquiries and Impact Employer Drug Policies

By Howard L. Mocerf on August 27, 2019

Posted in drug testing, Employee Policies, GT Alert, Illinois, Labor & Employment, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, salary history

Several amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will become effective Sept. 29, 2019. The most significant of these amendments is a ban that prohibits inquiry into and the use…
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Budding Use of Legal Marijuana Creates Sticky Situation for NJ Employers

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on August 28, 2018

Posted in Disability, Discrimination, Employee Policies, Labor, Legalization of Marijuana

Kristine J. Feher and Danielle E. Gonnella co-authored an article in the New Jersey Law Journal titled “Budding Use of Legal Marijuana Creates Sticky Situation for NJ Employers.” The article…
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