Medical marijuana law does not impair employers’ right to drug-free workplace

Medical marijuana law does not impair employers’ right to drug-free workplace Insurance Journal, by Andrew G. Simpson; 3/22/24 
A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit pre-school by a teaching assistant who used medical marijuana for treatment of her disability and was fired for violating the school’s drug-free workplace policy by showing up for work impaired.