However, employers can still penalize workers for being impaired while on duty
A bill seeking to prohibit employers from penalizing workers using marijuana during their time off work has been recently passed by the California Legislature and approved by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 18.
While recreational use of marijuana has been legal in California since 2016, the bill would legally protect the off-work use of marijuana while allowing employers to fire or suspend workers for possessing or being impaired by marijuana while performing their work.
Key provisions of the bill
According to the California Legislative Information, AB 2188, taking into effect in January 2024, will protect workers from any employment discrimination if such prejudice is based on the person’s use of cannabis off work or a failed drug test.
However, this is except for “pre-employment drug screening, as specified, or upon an employer-required drug screening test that has found the person to have non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in their hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids,” the government said.
The bill also exempted specific employees from the rule on off-duty use of cannabis, including “employees in the building and construction trades and applicants and employees in positions requiring a federal background investigation or clearance, as specified.”
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