May 6, 2021 | Marijuana Laws
A U.S. District Court in California recently dismissed a job applicant’s disability discrimination claim regarding pre-employment marijuana testing. The ruling serves as a reminder to employers that they can, in fact, still condition an employment offer on the...
Sep 30, 2020 | Drug Screening, Marijuana Laws
Effective May 20, 2020, Hire Image says that it has become an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or agent to require a prospective employee to submit to a drug test for the presence of any THC or marijuana as a...
Dec 23, 2019 | Marijuana Laws
In June, we reported that recreational marijuana will be legal in Illinois at Hire Image, effective January 1, 2020. Under the law, called the Legalization Act, employers may still require a drug free workplace and may still prohibit employees from being under the...
Dec 18, 2019 | Marijuana Laws
Hire Image background screening specialists report that effective January 1, 2020, employers in Nevada are prohibited from refusing to hire a prospective employee because he or she submitted to a screening test and the results indicate marijuana. Nevada is the first...
Nov 14, 2019 | Marijuana Laws
Effective immediately: New Jersey has amended its medical marijuana law, significantly impacting employers throughout the state. The previous law, in effect since 2010, specifically stated that “nothing” required “an employer to accommodate the medical use of...
