If you’re running a business in Pennsylvania, one new state law and two pieces of pending legislation could impact you and your employees.

Here’s what you need to know about these changes, or potential changes, to employment law.

In May, the Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 1200 — the Cannabis Health and Safety Act — which, among other provisions, decriminalized personal possession and the production of cannabis, making it punishable by fine only. It also would have allowed eligible adults to grow a limited number of plants at home. The bill was rejected by a state Senate committee.

However, a corollary of the bill was officially filed last week in what could lead to potential legalization of the substance for recreational use. Given the relaxation of laws surrounding cannabis usage nationally (and the potential for more tax revenues), some experts believe that recreational marijuana is not far off in Pennsylvania.

Trevor Serine, a business attorney based in Media, is not optimistic that either decriminalization or legalization bills will pass in the House or Senate. Still, he is advising his clients to revisit their drug testing policies and encouraging them to move away from preemployment drug testing for marijuana unless there are specific safety reasons for the requirement.

“We’ve been telling our clients to take a more practical, liability-focused approach to cannabis,” he said. “You usually will restrict a certain class of people automatically if you say you...

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