Workplace Safety

With Gov. Phil Murphy signing three laws this week that immediately legalizes recreational marijuana, the attention now turns to the workplace protections. As NJ.com’s Amanda Hoover wrote this week, the new policy does allow employers who have reasonable suspicion that a worker who is high at work to conduct a drug test. But because marijuana […]

On Thursday, the Legislature passed a bill that will create and regulate a legal marijuana marketplace.  Unfortunately for employers, it was voted through with weakened protections to maintain a drug-free workplace.  The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act now goes to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk, with the use of certified experts to make decisions if an employee […]

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association opposes legislation passed by the Legislature today that will create and regulate a legal marijuana marketplace, as it weakens much-needed protections for employers seeking to maintain a drug-free workplace. Specifically, NJBIA is opposed to Section 48 of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act […]