Effective July 1, 2021
Employers in New Jersey will now be prohibited from:
- Relying solely on arrests, charges, convictions, or adjudications of delinquency for certain specified marijuana offenses when making employment decisions.
- Requiring any applicant to disclose or reveal arrests, charges, convictions, or adjudications of delinquency for certain specified marijuana offenses.
- Taking adverse action against any applicant solely on the basis of arrests, charges, convictions, or adjudications of delinquency for certain specified marijuana offenses.
These prohibitions apply regardless when the arrests, charges, convictions, or adjudications of delinquency occurred.
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