Although recreational marijuana is now legal in Massachusetts, workers should not assume it’s any more welcome in the workplace.Employers across the Bay State have done little to change drug-testing policies in the two years since voters approved recreational marijuana. And absent new legislation, or guidance from the courts, there’s little to suggest much will come.“We’re finding employers are taking a wait-and-see attitude,” said Christopher [...]
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