Liza Getches, partner at Moye White LLP and Danielle Urban, partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP, were quoted in an article in Corporate Secretary magazine June 29: “For employers, medical marijuana poses legal thicket.”
Companies must walk a fine line between running afoul of state laws permitting use for medical purposes and risking liability for accidents caused by impaired performance at work
A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in November 2014 could set a new precedent pertaining to employers accommodating a worker’s medical condition that’s treated by medical marijuana.
