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Drug tests, marijuana use, and the EEOC

By Federal Employment Law Insider Sep 2, 2015 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Burton J. Fishman Employers are beginning to comprehend how the widespread availability of medical marijuana will affect the workplace. Newly garbed with medical justification, more workers are claiming a “right” to use marijuana at work. Employers, confronted with a note from the ever-more- aptly-named “Dr. Feelgood” authorizing employees’ use of the drug, are often […]

Firing employee for off-duty marijuana use legal, says Colorado Supreme Court

By Colorado Employment Law Letter Jun 15, 2015 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 15, 2015

by Emily Hobbs-Wright In a nationally awaited decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has upheld an employer’s termination of an employee who tested positive for marijuana because of his off-duty, off-premises marijuana use. The court issued a narrow decision on June 15 in Coats v. Dish Network, LLC. It turned on the fact that marijuana use […]