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FL S0142
Bill
AI Summary
- Public employers in Florida would be prohibited from taking adverse personnel action—including refusal to hire, discharge, suspension, demotion, or compensation discrimination—against employees or job applicants who are qualified medical marijuana patients under state law
- Employers may still take adverse action if they establish by a preponderance of the evidence that medical marijuana use is impairing an employee's ability to perform job duties, based on specific, articulable symptoms observed while working
- When an employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana, the employer must provide written notice within 5 business days, and the individual then has 5 business days to explain or contest the result, including by submitting a physician certification or medical marijuana registry ID card
- Employees or job applicants subjected to unlawful adverse action may file a civil lawsuit within 180 days seeking injunctive relief, reinstatement, lost wages, restored benefits and seniority, reasonable attorney fees, and other compensatory damages
- Law enforcement agencies are explicitly exempted and may still adopt policies precluding employee use of medical marijuana; employers are also not required to take any action that would violate federal law or result in the loss of federal contracts or funding
Legislative Description
Protections for Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients
Last Action
Died in Health Policy
6/16/2025
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