A California bill to provide broad employment protections for workers who use marijuana off the job is now heading to the governor’s desk following a final vote in the Assembly.
The measure from Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D) is one of numerous pieces of cannabis legislation that has advanced through the legislature in recent weeks—and it’s one that advocates feel is long overdue in a state where marijuana has long been legal for medical and recreational use.
After moving through the Assembly a first time in May, the bill went through several Senate committees and was amended before heading back to the originating chamber for concurrence. On Tuesday, AB 2811 received a favorable final sign off in a tally of 41-15.
Earlier versions of the legislation had stalled in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in past sessions, but now this latest version has cleared the legislature and will await action from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) once it is formally transmitted in the coming days.
Quirk’s bill would “make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment, or otherwise penalize a person” solely because of off-duty marijuana use. It
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