Attention New York City Employers: First Ever Ban on Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing will Become Effective on May 10, 2020
Hire Image reports that, last month, New York City passed a first-of-its-kind law banning employers from conducting pre-employment marijuana testing. According to New York City Council’s Legislative Process, because the law was not signed or vetoed by the mayor within 30 days, it became law on May 10, 2019 and is effective one year later on May 10, 2020. The new law amends the New York City Human Rights Law and states that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or agent to require a prospective employee to submit to a drug test for the presence of any THC or marijuana as a condition of employment. There are exceptions for certain applicants and types of employment. As such, pre-employment marijuana testing will continue to be permissible for: police officers or other law enforcement jobs, certain construction and maintenance jobs, positions requiring a commercial driver’s licen...