NJ Employers In 'No Man's Land' With Pot Testing Experts

Law360

6.1.2022

This Law360 article discusses the uncertainty that remains after the legalization of cannabis in New Jersey as the standards for employers with pre-employment or random drug testing are still pending. This leads to confusion for employers to take an adverse action toward an employee with a positive drug test. Wilentz Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Employment Law team, Tracy Armstrong comments on the need for regulations to leave "no man's land."

NJ Employers In 'No Man's Land' With Pot Testing Experts (Subscription Required)

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