Panelists: Employees who use medical marijuana are now protected

Employees who use medical marijuana are a new protected class under federal equal employment opportunity laws, according to a panel of experts discussing Pennsylvania’s new medical marijuana law at a Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce symposium this morning.

Keya C. Denner, an attorney with Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus in Bridgewater, N.J., said Pennsylvania businesses will need to amend their EEO policies and job descriptions to include provisions on the use of medical marijuana and provide human resources…