Imagine, as that old movie plot goes, falling asleep 25 years ago and waking up now. Beyond the technology, there might be nothing stranger than driving on Connecticut highways and seeing billboards for selling cannabis (in Massachusetts) nearly every mile. (Though, don’t look now, but the state is banning those.)
Well, it’s about to
Earlier today, I appeared on Dennis House’s Sunday News Show, “This Week in Connecticut” on WTNH, to talk about the state’s new legal cannabis law and its implications for the workplace.
My thanks to Dennis for the invitation to bring this issues to employers and discuss how employers are going to need to adapt
The General Assembly early today gave final approval to a bill that will legalize marijuana/cannabis use in Connecticut.
It is a massive shift and the bill legalizing it is massive too. (Heck, the summary of the bill is 184 pages!)
The bill creates a whole new set of rules for employers — most of which
As the decade comes to a close, a time traveler from 2009 might be surprised to see how rapidly laws on marijuana have changed. Last night’s Democratic Debate even featured a heated discussion about legalizing marijuana.
But let’s imagine that this traveler is from Human Resources. The laws regarding medical marijuana are head-spinning; these laws
Connecticut’s drug testing statutes applicable to employers have always been a bit tricky to follow. I covered the basics of these laws back in 2010 (you’ve been reading that long, right?).
For job applicants, employers must follow certain rules. Once an applicant becomes an employee, a new set of more stringent rules apply.
But to
Continuing our weekly summer series on the basics of various employment laws, we’ll turn this week to the state’s drug testing laws (which can be found starting at Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-51t).
I’ve discussed some of the quirks in this statute in a prior post, including the fact that the testing rules for applicants
Anti-discrimination laws. Wage & hour provisions. The FMLA.
All these laws end up getting more than their fair share of coverage.
But there are a litany of "other" laws out there in Connecticut that can impact an employer, perhaps even more than the laws listed above. The kitchen sink, if you will.
My
It’s been a little while since I’ve discussed quirky statutes that are often overlooked or misunderstood when talking about employment laws in Connecticut. Certainly, the drug testing laws in Connecticut may not be overlooked, but portions of it are often misunderstood.
Indeed, I suspect that many employers (and lawyers) are unaware that an "employee" as defined in the