As of Jan. 1, 2022, employers in the City of Brotherly Love are prohibited from requiring job applicants to undergo pre-employment drug testing for marijuana use. The ordinance, referred to as the Prohibition on Testing for...more
Welcome to the winter edition of the BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
12/20/2019
/ Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
Section 7 ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
We previously reported that the NYC Commission on Human Rights issued legal enforcement guidance for employers regarding racial discrimination on the basis of hair under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). ...more
Welcome to the first edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some of the key employment trends that affected New York employers in 2017, and our...more
7/20/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
Retailers ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court concluded that an employee could sue her employers for state law disability discrimination for failing to accommodate her use of medical marijuana after she failed to...more