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Employment, Policies, Workplace • By Robert G. Young • August 7, 2018

Worcester Business Journal quotes Bob Young in “Weed & the Workplace”

Bob Young was quoted by the Worcester Business Journal in “Weed & the Workplace,” which highlights the dilemma between state and federal laws regarding cannabis use in Massachusetts. While cannabis has been legalized in Massachusetts since December 2016, it is still illegal on the federal level, creating complicated situations for many employers. “The largest piece of this conversation is the cultural shift away from the Reefer Madness hysteria of decades past,” says Bob.

Keep reading “Weed & the Workplace” on the Worcester Business Journal website.

Categorized: Employment, Policies, Workplace

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Robert G. Young

Bob Young, editor of the At the Bar with Bowditch blog, is an experienced advisor and trial lawyer, helping clients navigate complex employment and labor issues and defending employers facing claims in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and before administrative agencies. Bob regularly represents businesses, municipalities, educational institutions and non-profit organizations of all sizes, as well as high-level executives, in high-exposure claims and disputes involving discrimination and retaliation, non-competition, trade secrets, wage-and-hour and other complex, constantly evolving employment-related issues.

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