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Connecticut’s Workplace Protections for Medical Marijuana Trump Federal Law

By John Herrington, Carlton Fields Oct 30, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Employees and job applicants are now further protected from employment discrimination based on their legal use of medical marijuana under Connecticut state law. Recently, a federal district court judge determined that marijuana’s illicit status under federal law doesn’t preempt Connecticut’s explicit workplace protections for the use of medical marijuana.

My New Hire Has a Medical Marijuana Card. Now What?

By Amanda Wingfield Goldman Aug 4, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Aug 4, 2017

Medical marijuana legalization is becoming more prevalent, as states continue to legalize marijuana for medical and recreational purposes. This new trend has created legal ramifications for employers, who have struggled to create and maintain drug testing policies to keep pace with differing state laws. Employers can still enforce drug-free workplace policies and implement drug-testing policies, […]