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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Nevada - General
The Supreme Court of Nevada upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by an employee who was terminated after testing positive for marijuana on a post-accident drug test. The Court rejected the employee’s claims that his use of marijuana outside of work hours was “lawful use” under state law. Ceballos v.
Posted: | CDF Labor Law LLP Category: California - General
By: A New California Bill Will Protect Employee’s Ability to Use Marijuana Off-the-Clock
In 2016, California legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level and is considered a Schedule 1 drug. However, California’s legalization of recreational marijuana created issues for California employers– especially for those who
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C. could impact your business.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Immigration - General
Responding to the history of legal challenges, the Biden Administration is trying to give the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program more heft by changing it from a policy to a regulation. On October 31, 2022, a new final rule will become effective.
To the dismay of many advocates
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Affirmative Action - OFCCP
On August 24, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it had updated its guidance for educational institutions with federal contracts and/or subcontracts.
Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Michael Paglialonga, Ira Wincott, Jason Stanevich and Sanjay Nair explain New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $1.2-billion Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program, aimed at rewarding and retaining frontline healthcare and mental hygiene workers.
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Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
Alka Ramchandani-Raj talks about the emergence of monkeypox and how it compares it to COVID-19, as well as what it means for workplace safety.
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Posted: | Littler Category: Nevada - General
In a victory for employers in wage and hour class actions, on August 11, 2022, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of HG Staffing, LLC and MEI-GSR Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Grand Sierra Resort. In Martel v.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - General
On August 17, 2022, New York announced an amendment to the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program Rules, which adds a requirement for attorneys to complete at least one CLE credit hour in Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection as part of fulfilling their CLE requirements.
New York barred attorneys will be
Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
TORONTO (August 25, 2022) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that Toronto partners Barry Kuretzky and George J.A. Vassos have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ for Labour and Employment Law.
Lawyers on
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: California - General
The panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that largely upheld California’s law banning mandatory arbitration agreements in the employment context just withdrew its decision. On August 22, 2022, two of the three judges on the panel decided to withdraw the panel’s prior opinion in Chamber of Commerce of
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: OSHA - Mining
On August 3, 2022, retirement plan sponsors welcomed IRS Notice 2022-33 (“Notice”), which extends the deadline for adopting amendments to comply with the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (“SECURE Act”), Section 104 of the Bipartisan American Miners Act (“Miners Act”), and certain provisions of the
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Benefits - General
The No Surprises Act (Act), which establishes protections for health plan participants from surprise medical billing, was passed in late 2020 as part of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. On October 7, 2021, the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services (collectively, Departments) issued Interim Final Rules
Posted: | Littler Category: Law Firm News
(August 26, 2022) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that attorneys in its Latin America offices have been included in the 2023 edition of Chambers Latin America.
Littler’s Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela offices received band rankings
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - Drugs & Alcohol
Due to the proliferation of state and local laws legalizing marijuana and protecting off-duty use, employers are struggling with whether it makes sense to continue to drug test for marijuana. Earlier this month I was privileged to record a podcast with the Disability Management Employer Coalition on the topic of