NRS
678C.850 Effect of chapter. The
provisions of this chapter do not:
1. Require an insurer, organization for
managed care or any person or entity who provides coverage for a medical or
health care service to pay for or reimburse a person for costs associated with
the medical use of cannabis.
2. Require any employer to allow the
medical use of cannabis in the workplace.
3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, require an employer to modify the job or working conditions of a
person who engages in the medical use of cannabis that are based upon the
reasonable business purposes of the employer but the employer must attempt to
make reasonable accommodations for the medical needs of an employee who engages
in the medical use of cannabis if the employee holds a valid registry
identification card, provided that such reasonable accommodation would not:
(a) Pose a threat of harm or danger to persons or
property or impose an undue hardship on the employer; or
(b) Prohibit the employee from fulfilling any and
all of his or her job responsibilities.
4. Prohibit a law enforcement agency from
adopting policies and procedures that preclude an employee from engaging in the
medical use of cannabis.
5. As used in this section, “law
enforcement agency” means:
(a) The Office of the Attorney General, the
office of a district attorney within this State or the Nevada Gaming Control
Board and any attorney, investigator, special investigator or employee who is
acting in his or her professional or occupational capacity for such an office
or the Nevada Gaming Control Board; or
(b) Any other law enforcement agency within this
State and any peace officer or employee who is acting in his or her
professional or occupational capacity for such an agency.
(Added to NRS by 2019,
3833)
Notes of Decisions
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022).
· cites it 22× “As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC, 2022 NV 58 (Nev. 2022).
· cites it 3× “NRS 678C.850(3) (requiring employers to accommodate the medical needs of employees who use medical marijuana unless certain exceptions exist).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 678C.850(2) — 1 case
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022).
“As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 678C.850(3) — 2 cases
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022).
“As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC, 2022 NV 58 (Nev. 2022).
“NRS 678C.850(3) (requiring employers to accommodate the medical needs of employees who use medical marijuana unless certain exceptions exist).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 678C.850(4) — 1 case
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022).
“As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
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