Beinor v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge RICHMAN.

This unemployment compensation benefits case raises a question of first impression: whether an employee terminated for testing positive for marijuana in violation of an employer's zero-tolerance drug policy may be denied unemployment compensation benefits even if the worker's use of marijuana is "medical use" as defined in article XVIII, section 14 of the Colorado Constitution. We conclude the benefits were properly denied in this case.

Claimant, Jason M. Beinor, appeals the final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) disqualifying him from unemployment…