Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn An American retailer has asked a federal judge in New Jersey to toss a proposed class action lawsuit since the state’s law prohibiting employers from refusing to hire job seekers because of off-duty marijuana use can only be enforced by the state and not by individual workers with…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 6, 2022, United States President Joe Biden issued “A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana” that will “grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who committed the offense of simple…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2188 (AB 2188) that “protects Californians from employment discrimination based on their use of cannabis off-the-clock and away from the workplace,” according to a story on the Governor’s website. The law will take effect on January 1,…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 9, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) issued “Guidance on Workplace Impairment” that stated “an employee shall not be subject to any adverse action by an employer solely due to the presence of cannabinoid metabolites in the employee’s bodily fluid” found during a marijuana…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 30, 2022, the California State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 2188 (AB 2188) which would make it unlawful for employers to discriminate against workers based upon their use of marijuana outside of the workplace. If signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, the bill would take effect on…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 7, 2022, the Washington, District of Columbia (D.C.) City Council unanimously passed a bill named the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 (Bill 24-109) that would prevent employers from firing or refusing to hire employees who fail marijuana drug tests if approved by D.C. Mayor…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 7, 2022, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – published a pair of notices in the Federal Register proposing changes to drug testing policies for federal workers for marijuana…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 15, 2022, Rhode Island Senate Bill 2371 (S 2371) was introduced to require any person who is an owner, officer, director, manager, or employee of any of the licensed marijuana industry establishments in the state to submit to a national criminal background check that would…
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