The DC Council passed a bill on Tuesday, June 7, banning employers from firing or punishing an employee for using marijuana outside of work or for giving positive feedback, as well as refusing to hire anyone for it. reasons.
The Prohibition of Marijuana Testing Act of 2021, which was introduced by Ward Ward 8 White trayhas received the unanimous approval of the members of the Board.
In addition to private companies, public entrepreneurs, including the District government, are affected, while the city’s judicial system is excluded.
Unpaid inmates are also protected by the updated policy. However, people who work for the federal government or in places designated as security sensitive are not.
A workplace is considered a safety-sensitive place if the employee is likely to cause actual, immediate, and serious bodily injury or loss of life to himself or others. This category includes police, special police, and security guards, as well as workers who frequently drive a motor vehicle, or heavy or dangerous equipment, and construction workers.
Another exception is when a worker is found consuming or possessing marijuana in the workplace.
The new regulation will go into effect after it is signed into law by the DC mayor Muriel Bowser.
