D.C. Law 24-190. Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022. – Effective on 09/13/22, the DC Council has passed a law that limits employers from testing for marijuana (THC). There are exceptions including positions designated as safety sensitive including: DOT covered positions, police, safety-sensitive construction workers and people with jobs that require a commercial driver’s license or work with childcare and patients and positions “with the potential to significantly impact the health or safety of employees or members of the public” .
An employer may not refuse to hire, terminate from employment, suspend, fail to promote, demote, or penalize an individual based upon:
(1) The individual’s use of cannabis;
(2) The individual’s status as a medical cannabis program patient; or
(3) The presence of cannabinoid metabolites in the individual’s bodily fluids in an employer-required or requested drug test without additional factors indicating impairment pursuant to subsection (b)(4) of this section.
D.C. Law 24-190. Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022
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