Legalized Recreational Cannabis and the New Jersey Workplace – What Employers Need to Know | Morgan Lewis
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on February 22 enabling the constitutional amendment to legalize adult recreational use of cannabis and a companion decriminalization bill. Each law has significant employment implications, including a requirement in the enabling legislation that employers procure a “Workplace Impairment Recognition Expert” to conduct physical evaluations to determine marijuana use and impairment in the workplace. On December 17, 2020, both houses of the New Jersey Legislature passed the “New ...