| Colorado Supreme Court Rules for Employers in Marijuana Case: Coats v Dish Network | | This morning, in a long-awaited decision, the Colorado Supreme Court this morning issued a decision in the case, Coats v. Dish Network, that has been of great interest to employers: an employer can terminate a worker who tests positive for marijuana despite Colorado's legalization of both recreational and medical marijuana through ballot initiatives. Read More... | | Colorado Civil Justice League Issues Statement on Coats v. Dish Network Decision | | A unanimous Colorado Supreme Court ruled that employers may enforce zero-tolerance drug use policies, even when the use in question is off-duty medical marijuana. Read More... | | Mountain States Employers Council Analyzes Coats v. Dish Network Decision | | This morning, the Colorado Supreme Court handed down its decision in Coats v. Dish Network (Colo. 2015), affirming the Colorado Court of Appeals by holding that marijuana's illegal status under federal law means its use is not protected under state law as a lawful, off-duty activity. It took the court more than eight months since oral arguments to publish its decision in what is certainly the most important case on marijuana and employment in the state's history. Read More... |
| | | | Dan Pilcher Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
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