Subscribe to Our FeedEMPLOYER ALERT: In New Jersey’s Latest Medical Marijuana in the Workplace Ruling, Employers Must Consider All Applicable Employment Laws, Not Just the Most Obvious One
Co-Authored by Ari G. Burd Yesterday, in Wild v Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., the Appellate Division reinstated a medical marijuana user’s lawsuit who had claimed that he was terminated for using medical marijuana outside of the workplace. The plaintiff, who was undergoing treatment for cancer, was lawfully using medical marijuana for pain under the Compassionate […]
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
New Jersey, like 28 other states in this country, allows individuals to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. From time to time, employers in NJ may receive accommodation requests from employees with medical marijuana prescriptions. Although medical marijuana is legal, employers in New Jersey are under no duty to accommodate such requests. Additionally, even if an […]
