On September 9, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (Commission) released interim Guidance (Guidance) on the workplace drug testing provisions of the state’s recreational marijuana law, known as the New Jersey...more
On March 10, 2021, less than three weeks after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana and establishing employee protections for off duty marijuana use, a State lawmaker has...more
In November, New Jersey voters said “yes” to the legalization of recreational marijuana. On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that legalized and decriminalized recreational marijuana and established...more
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Two notable legal developments have occurred in Pennsylvania this fall related to marijuana use by employees....more
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New Jersey has joined a growing list of states that have legalized recreational marijuana. On Election Day, roughly two-thirds of New Jersey voters said “yes” to a ballot question asking whether the state...more
In New York City, a law was adopted by administrative action today that prohibits many employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies from conducting pre-employment drug testing for marijuana and THC, the active...more
Governor Phil Murphy—officially in office just two days—has already begun to implement many of the "progressive" policy changes he promised on the campaign trail and transform New Jersey into the "California of the East."...more
1/19/2018
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently held in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales & Marketing, LLC that employees have a viable claim for disability discrimination under state law if they suffer an adverse employment...more
7/24/2017
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Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Disability ,
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Drug Testing ,
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Medical Marijuana ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
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