By Joseph Pisani
Amazon said Tuesday that it will stop testing jobseekers for marijuana.
The company, the second-largest private employer in the U.S. behind Walmart, is making the change as states legalize cannabis or introduce laws banning employers from testing for it.
In March, a New York man sued Amazon, saying the company rescinded his job offer at an Amazon warehouse because he tested positive for marijuana, even though the city banned employers from testing job applicants for cannabis in 2020.
Amazon said in a blog post that it will still test workers for other drugs and conduct “impairment checks” on the job. And the company said some roles may still require a cannabis test in line with Department of Transportation regulations.
Seattle-based Amazon also said Tuesday that it will support the federal legalization of marijuana by pushing lawmakers to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021.
Employees at Ben & Jerry's flagship store in Burlington, VT have filed for a union election.
Education technology company Chegg is releasing a learning tool that will be powered by the controversial OpenAI technology.
Homebuilder sentiment rose in April to its highest level since September, signaling optimism in the market for new homes.
Shares of Roblox tumbled after it provided a disappointing update for March metrics.
Apple officially launched its savings account through Goldman Sachs and users can set it up through their Wallet app.
Samsung is considering using Bing as the default search engine on its mobile devices, replacing Google, according to The New York Times.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on Walt Disney World.
Jay Hatfield, chief investment officer for ICAP, joined Cheddar News to discuss how markets are reacting to labor market news and what the Federal Reserve will do next in terms of interest rates.
Ross Mayfield, the investment strategy analyst at Baird Ross, joined Cheddar News to discuss the choppy markets.
Kristin Cavallari, who first gained fame as a cast member of the MTV reality show Laguna Beach, is now the founder of a beauty company called Uncommon James. Cheddar News anchor Hena Doba took a walk with Cavallari to discuss her many business ventures.
