On Jan. 1, Philadelphia’s new law prohibiting many employers from testing job applicants for marijuana use will go into effect. The ordinance was passed by city council in a 15-to-1 vote in April and was signed into law shortly after by Mayor Jim Kenney.
Summary
- A new law prohibiting many Philadelphia employers from testing job applicants for marijuana use is slated to go into effect on Jan. 1.
- Also excluded are positions where any federal or state law or valid collective bargaining agreement requires testing.
- Additionally, employers who have a contract with or receive aid from the federal government which requires testing are exempt.
- This is also not the first time the city has passed laws regulating what employers can ask of new hires.
- City council passed a law prohibiting employers from asking about applicants’ salary histories in 2017.