SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers will consider making it illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off the clock, reviving a workers’ rights campaign that failed in the statehouse last year.
The Statesman Journal reported that a proposed bill would also change state law to protect job seekers who use substances like pot that are legal here.
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