{"id":5971,"date":"2018-05-08T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=5971"},"modified":"2018-05-09T15:42:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T15:42:57","slug":"caesars-and-others-dropping-employee-marijuana-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/caesars-and-others-dropping-employee-marijuana-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesars And Others Dropping Employee Marijuana Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the realization that marijuana testing<\/strong> could thin out the casino hiring pool in Las Vegas<\/strong>, some businesses are removing<\/strong> marijuana from the list of drug tests for potential employees.<\/p>\n

Caesars Entertainment <\/strong>dropped marijuana drug testing. A Caesars<\/strong> spokesperson told KTNV<\/strong><\/a> that they would drug test employees only if there was a reason to believe they used drugs. Comparatively, MGM Resorts<\/strong> still tests for marijuana as part of its hiring process.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/strong> found that the casino will only test for marijuana among employees who are working in transportation<\/strong> in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

James Reidy<\/strong>, a New Hampshire<\/strong> employment lawyer, told AP that employers increasingly have to think about whether the jobs they are hiring for require the test.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployers are saying, \u2018We have a thin labor pool,\u201d Reidy said to the Las Vegas Sun<\/strong>. \u201c\u2018So are we going to test and exclude a whole group of people? Or can we assume some risks, as long as they\u2019re not impaired at work?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Public pot acceptability up<\/span><\/h2>\n

Because many companies remain concerned about their public image and acceptability around marijuana and its testing, Reidy said this could be the \u201cnew don\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even so, the public perception of marijuana is changing<\/strong> as it becomes legalized. A Gallup<\/strong> poll found that 64 percent<\/strong> of Americans support legalizing pot, the highest percentage in a half-century.<\/p>\n

Thoran Towler<\/strong>, CEO of the Nevada Association of Employers<\/strong>, said that recreational marijuana dispensaries are now as common, or at least similar looking, to Apple stores. Recreational use is legal in Nevada, but that is not even the primary concern of employers.<\/p>\n

Towler said that executives from his 400-member group still wonder where they can find employees. He posits that roughly one of every 10 members<\/strong> have stopped testing for marijuana because there seems to be no other option<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say, \u2018I have to get people on the casino floor or make the beds, and I can\u2019t worry about what they\u2019re doing in their spare time,\u2019\u201d Towler said.<\/p>\n

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