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Medical Marijuana Expenses Held Reimbursable In New Jersey Workers’...

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer and its workers’ compensation carrier must reimburse an injured worker for his medical marijuana expenses.  Hager v. M&K Construction, 2021 N.J....

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California Court Upholds Employer’s Refusal To Hire Applicant Who Failed...

A federal court in California dismissed the disability discrimination claims of a job applicant who failed a pre-employment drug test due to medical marijuana use, holding that he did not sufficiently...

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Loss Of Congressional District Dooms Mississippi’s Medical Marijuana Initiative

The Mississippi Supreme Court held on May 14, 2021 that a citizen initiative to legalize medical marijuana violated the Mississippi Constitution.  The decision turned on the loss of a congressional...

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Failure To State Cost Of Confirmatory Re-Test Violates Iowa Drug Testing Law

An employer’s failure to notify an employee of the cost of a confirmatory re-test of his original drug test specimen is a violation of the Iowa drug testing law.  Woods v. Charles Gabus Ford, Inc.,...

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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms State Medical Marijuana Law Provides...

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has found, as a matter of first impression, that medical marijuana users may maintain a private action under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (MMA), including a...

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Court Upholds Termination of Employee Who Used Prescription Medication That...

A federal court in Indiana dismissed the disability discrimination and retaliation claims of a DOT-regulated driver who failed a random drug test due to prescription opioid use, holding that he did not...

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act Did Not Protect Employee Who Was...

A federal court in Pennsylvania granted an employer’s motion for summary judgment dismissing a former employee’s Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (PMMA) claim because he could not show that his...

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Use of Opioid Medications By Applicant For Forklift Job Was Not Sufficient to...

A federal court in Ohio denied summary judgment to both parties where an employer refused to hire an applicant who used opioid medication as a forklift driver.  The court held that there were disputed...

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Court Dismisses Lawsuit of CBD User Who Tested Positive For Marijuana

A federal court in Pennsylvania dismissed the legal claims asserted by a former employee who tested positive for marijuana on a random drug test and who attributed the test result to CBD use.  Lehenky...

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Federal Court Dismisses Disability Discrimination Suit Based on Employee’s...

A federal court in Indiana dismissed an employee’s lawsuit after he tested positive for marijuana due to alleged CBD use and claimed that his termination was discriminatory on the basis of a...

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