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Trends in Marijuana Legalization: A Wake-Up Call for Employers

Link: 
Trends in Marijuana Legalization: A Wake-Up Call for Employers [1]
Article Date: 
Monday, February 1, 2016

Tags:

  • Employer [2]
  • Employees [3]
  • drug free workplace [4]

Acceptance of employee marijuana use means increased accidents and injuries, loss of workplace productivity, increased workers' compensation claims, and employee turnover, to name a few problems (National Institutes of Health). These losses have real dollar value that impacts small-business owners considerably. Ultimately, the most costly battles will be fought in the courts at the employers' expense. Weakening or removing employers' rights for a safe and drug free workplace ultimately threatens all of us.

If you think legalizing marijuana won't affect you... Think Again.


Source URL: http://rethinkpot.org/trends-marijuana-legalization-wake-call-employers

Links
[1] https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2016/02/01/Trends-in-Marijuana-Legalization.aspx?Page=2
[2] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/employer
[3] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/employees
[4] http://rethinkpot.org/tags/drug-free-workplace