Developments in Regulating Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
May unemployment benefits be denied where an employee authorized to use medical marijuana under state law tests positive for the drug on a workplace substance abuse test, is fired under the employer’s zero tolerance policy, and seeks unemployment compensation?
Michigan’s state Court of Appeals is being asked to provide an answer.
Rick Braska, a fork-lift …
Nevada’s medical marijuana law, Nevada SB 374, takes effect on April 1, 2014. What does the law mean for Nevada employers? The law explicitly states that it does not “require any employer to allow the medical use of marijuana in the workplace.” However, the law further states that it does not “require an employer to…
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on January 27, 2014 to review a case holding that an employer did not violate the state’s “legal activities” law when it dismissed an employee who used “medical marijuana” while off duty. Coats v. Dish Network, No. 13SC394 (CO. Jan. 27, 2014). For a detailed discussion of the facts…
The Massachusetts Medical society doesn’t think the bar will be set high enough for legal marijuana use under the Bay State’s Medical Marijuana Law effective January, 2013. Under proposed regulations issued by the Department of Public Health, individuals with a debilitating medical condition (e.g., cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease) may seek the…
Governor Martin O’Malley has approved legislation creating Maryland’s first medical marijuana program, making it the 19th state to legalize medical marijuana.
H.B.1101 (also known as the “Medical Marijuana – Academic Medical Centers – Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission” bill), signed into law on May 2, 2013, establishes a Medical Marijuana Commission that will allow…
