Handling Weed in the Workplace

RC Legal Insights Expert Trent Cotney, partner with Adams & Reese, Cotney said he’s getting a lot of questions recently from roofing contractors concerned about safety, insurance, and legal requirements when it comes to marijuana use. In this exclusive episode, he said important to have language written in your safety document that clearly outlines what this entails.The other thing he gets asked a lot is how to navigate this issue with my drug-free workplace requirements. Testing for marijuana is not that good right now. There’s an issue now and contractors are still trying to figure this out. It may require some internal re-evaluation of your own policies.There’s also a role for insurance to play in the process, which can be problematic as insurance companies dictate the policies for a drug-free workplace. For one thing, it’s hard to restrict anything that happens off-site and during non-working hours but can still potentially be in one’s system, Cotney said.Cotney goes on to discuss best practices for all employees trying to figure out this complicated issue.