"Medical Marijuana Users Raise Unexpected Issues for Employers," InsideCounsel
This article focuses on the recent legalization of possessing marijuana in fourteen states and the District of Columbia. The passage of these laws have spurred a number of employment lawsuits questioning an employee's right to use the drug when not at the workplace. Nancy Delogu, a shareholder in Littler's Washington, D.C., office cautions, "Employers need to deal with this issue now and think in advance about their response, because employees are asking about it."