{"id":4551,"date":"2021-12-16T14:16:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentrise.com\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2021-12-16T14:16:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:16:52","slug":"how-the-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana-impacts-new-york-workplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentrise.com\/how-the-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana-impacts-new-york-workplaces\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana Impacts New York Workplaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s a lot of talk about the recent legalization of recreational marijuana use in New York State\u2014 for adults age 21 and older\u2014and the impact on employers. TalentRise\u2019s Managing Director Peter Petrella<\/a>\u2014along with A.J. Baynes, President and CEO of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce\u2014was recently interviewed by WIVB News 4 Buffalo\u2019s Kayla Green on the topic. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The marijuana drug test is a thing of the past in New York. \u201cEssentially employers can\u2019t test anymore for marijuana, they can\u2019t restrict marijuana use for an employee outside the workplace and there comes an issue of impairment, so is an employee using marijuana, coming to the workplace and then not able to do their job and that\u2019s the big question that has a little bit of ambiguity to it because how do you determine that,\u201d Peter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the only exceptions is companies with federal contracts. These companies will still drug test because marijuana isn\u2019t legal across the entire country, but their approach has changed. Peter noted that, \u201cIn the last six months we\u2019ve had a couple situations where we\u2019ve had people either convicted of a marijuana case or tested positive on the drug test for marijuana but depending on the job we\u2019ve actually kind of pivoted in how we look at it. If it\u2019s legal in their state we\u2019ve started to understand that those situations can be worked around and we don’t have to be as strict if they\u2019re not working on any of our federal contract type of work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do employers keep their employees safe at work while abiding by the new law? The employer will often need to make a judgment call. \u201cA lot of our customer sites are in manufacturing so if someone shows up and they have to operate heavy machinery that day and they are visibly impaired in some way or even quote the smell test, we have to look deeper to understand if they are impaired because they could be creating a safety hazard at a worksite so we have to ultra careful similar to alcohol,\u201d said Peter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interest in learning more? The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has published a list of frequently asked questions<\/a> to address some of the most common situations or questions in the workplace related to adult-use cannabis and the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the full television interview here<\/a>. \u00a0Interested in learning more about Peter? You can connect with him on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more<\/a> about our unique approach to executive search to secure top talent for C-level and other management positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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