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Mon Dec 17, 2018, 09:28 PM Dec 2018

Lawmakers revisit worker protections for off duty pot use

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers will consider making it illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off the clock, reviving a workers' rights campaign that failed in the statehouse last year.

The Statesman Journal reports that a proposed bill would also change state law to protect job seekers who use substances like pot that are legal here.

The proposal reflects a debate over whether Oregon workers should be forced to abstain from marijuana use — which is allowed under state law but remains federally illegal — for fear of getting fired or losing an employment offer.

Senate Bill 301, which represented a previous attempt to loosen employment restrictions, failed in 2017. That bill generally dealt with discrimination against medical marijuana cardholders who tested positive for the cannabis.

Read more: https://www.heraldandnews.com/ap_news/oregon/lawmakers-revisit-worker-protections-for-off-duty-pot-use/article_d5498d02-5673-5b10-91ce-69c5d428f940.html?block_id=1275163

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