Fisher & Phillips partner, Danielle Urban, has an article featured on Expert Beacon: “Advice on workplace drug policies in states where marijuana is legal.”
“20 states and the District of Columbia permit the medicinal use of marijuana, and two states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Thirteen additional states currently have pending legislation to legalize medical marijuana. State legislatures have typically provided very little guidance to employers, who are left trying to figure out what their obligations under the law might be. Here is some advice to help.
DO:
- decide how you will handle employee use of marijuana prior to being faced with a positive drug test
- develop policies or make sure current policies are up-to-date
- remind employees of its policies related to marijuana use
- treat positive marijuana tests consistently
- be alert to possible disability issues
DON’T:
- discipline employees for suspected or known drug use; take action based only on a positive drug test
- permit employees to possess or use marijuana in the workplace
- allow impaired employees to work
- permit individual managers to develop their own policies regarding marijuana use
Read more at: http://expertbeacon.com/advice-workplace-drug-policies-states-where-marijuana-legal/#.Uxj9duddX-2
