Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Protects Employment Rights of Medical Marijuana Users
WHAT’S NEW: After a decision yesterday by the highest court in Massachusetts, an employer cannot enforce an absolute bar against employee medical marijuana use, in all situations, without risking a violation of the anti-discrimination laws. In its decision, the Supreme Judicial Court reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a discrimination claim brought by a worker […]
Legal Marijuana and the Workplace
WHAT’S NEW: Marijuana use is no longer illegal under Massachusetts law. What does that mean for employers, employees and the workplace? Marijuana use is newly legal under Massachusetts law. That does not change some employers’ concerns about their workers’ marijuana use. Working while under the influence of marijuana may alter an employee’s capacity to perform […]