Last year, the New York City Council approved a ban on pre-employment drug testing for marijuana. As of May 10, the ban took effect, and it stipulates that companies in the city can’t conduct pre-employment tests for THC metabolites unless the position is safety sensitive.
The original bill included language that exempted some jobs from the prohibition on testing, such as people charged with supervising or caring for children and positions “tied to a federal or state contract or grant.” It also contains a provision that allowed the New York City Commission on Human Rights to expand...
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