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Mississippi Expands Concealed Carry Rights for Gun Permit Holders with Extra Training
The Mississippi concealed firearms law has been amended to allow licensed gun owners who have “additional” training to carry concealed firearms in certain locations previously prohibited by law. These locations include courthouses, polling places, government meetings, any school, college or professional athletic event, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, any elementary or secondary school facility, any junior college, community college, college or university facility, inside the passenger terminal of any airport, and in any church or other place of worship. The amendment is to Mississippi Code Section 97-37-1, the law making it a crime to carry a conceal weapon, including a pistol or revolver, “except as otherwise provided in [Mississippi Code] Section 45-9-101.”
Mississippi Employment Protection Act Signed Into Law.
Governor Haley Barbour recently signed into the law the Mississippi Employment Protection Act (S.B. 2988) which requires employers to participate in E-Verify, the federal governments voluntary employment verification program. Under the new law, employers in the following categories would be required to use E-Verify for new hires after the following effective dates:
Mississippi Worker May Sue For Hostile Work Environment.
A federal district court in Mississippi recently refused to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a male employee who claimed that conduct engaged in by his male supervisor created a hostile work environment. According to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the alleged harassing conduct may have been sufficiently severe and pervasive to constitute a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
