A Hillsborough County, Florida judge issued a ruling that could have significant impacts on employers. This ruling concerned medical marijuana and could have considerable implications involving an employee’s request for reasonable accommodation when using medical marijuana.
The judge’s rule favored the paramedic who allegedly faced unlawful discrimination. According to the case, the discrimination concerned his off-duty use of medical marijuana. In this case, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough County after taking a forced administrative leave in 2019. This leave took place because a random drug test resulted positive for cannabis use.
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