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APPLIES TO All Employers with IL Employees |
EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020 |
QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call |
Illinois is the eleventh state in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and the first to approve commercial sales of the drug. House Bill 1438, or the “Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,” also amends the statewide Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act to explicitly identify marijuana as a lawful product in Illinois.
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APPLIES TO Varies |
EFFECTIVE Varies |
QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 |
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APPLIES TO All Employers with DE Employees |
EFFECTIVE December 17, 2018 |
QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call |
In Chance v. Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Delaware Superior Court judge recently stated that the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not preempt employee protections under the state’s medical marijuana law (DMMA). Specifically, it relied on Connecticut and Rhode Island cases that distinguish the CSA as merely making marijuana usage illegal, but not prohibiting the employment of marijuana users.
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APPLIES TO Varies |
EFFECTIVE Varies |
QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 |
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APPLIES TO All Employers of ME Employees |
EFFECTIVE February 1, 2018 |
QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call |
Maine citizens voted to legalize recreational marijuana use in 2016. While recreational use of marijuana is permitted, the law allows employers to prohibit the consumption, possession, trade, display, transportation, sale, or growing of marijuana in the workplace, and employers could still maintain substance abuse policies at work. However, the drug testing provision related to recreational marijuana use, effective February 1, 2018, significantly limits an employer’s ability to perform drug tests.