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Medical Marijuana and Work: Where We Stand Now

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center

It’s been nearly two months since Connecticut’s “medical marijuana” law became effective.  Yet many employers have been blissfully ignorant about what the law provides, perhaps because Connecticut does not yet have a home-grown supply of marijuana and the registration process is just beginning. But because of the law’s appeal, I would expect the impact to increase substantially… Continue Reading

Medical Marijuana Giving Employers Headaches Already

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Uncategorized

Today, our firm held the last of two free seminars on employment law. Thanks to all who attended. Surprisingly, one of the issues our attendees had a bunch of questions on was the new medical marijuana bill that became effective October 1, 2012.  Now, I’m not going to go back over the entire bill in… Continue Reading

Quick Hits: Medical Marijuana, Failure to Promote Standard, Starbucks and the NLRB, Labor Agreements, Social Media Policies

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, Legislative Developments, Social Media

Back from Memorial Day weekend, there’s plenty of employment law news that I haven’t had time to write about. So here’s a brief recap of some recent items that may be of interest to employers: With Connecticut passing a new medical marijuana bill, one question that has arisen is whether the ADA protects employees using… Continue Reading

Medical Marijuana Bill Includes Restrictions For Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative Developments

The General Assembly over the weekend passed a comprehensive bill that permits individuals to use marijuana for palliative purposes.  The bill is expected to be signed by the Governor this month. Besides just permitting individuals to use marijuana, it has several important provisions that will impact employers in Connecticut.  Unfortunately, as the history of medical marijuana… Continue Reading