Q: zero tolerance drug policy in the workplace- what to do when you live with someone who smokes weed
would i get in trouble at my job if somehow the police were to find my roommates weed and they accepted responsibility?
A:
Your question presumes that you were criminally charged. Even if that were the case, with some exceptions, you don't have an obligation to tell your employer about your legal troubles. Of course, your employer could always run checks through public records and find out, but it's doubtful they would do that.
Workplace zero tolerance policies are typically concerned with drugs in the workplace. So long as you're not bringing weed with you to work (even accidentally), and you don't come to work high or smelling like weed, you should have no issue.
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