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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Can You Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana?

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 1/11/2013

In two recent cases, the EEOC settled with employers who had fired workers because of positive drug tests for prescription drugs. But in states where medical marijuana is legal, can employers fire employees who test positive...more

Revolution in Disputes Between Hospitals and Their Physicians?

by Kurt Melchior | Nossaman LLP on 8/24/2012

Originally published in the Daily Journal on August 24, 2012. A new decision of the state Court of Appeal last week may change the way disputes between hospitals and their privileged physicians will play out. In Fahlen...more

Forced Organ Extraction Loophole: Children

by Jingna Zhao on 9/19/2011

New York Times Best Selling author Jodi Picoult’s most popular novel, My Sister’s Keeper, tells the story of a child who was conceived in order to harvest her blood and tissue for her older sister who suffers from leukemia....more

New Jerseyans with Disabilities: Still Second Class Citizens

by Salvatore Pizzuro on 8/10/2011

New Jerseyans with disabilities are still second class citizens, despite Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Indivisuals with Disabilities Education Acr, and New Jersey's Law...more

Mastering the Legalities of Medical Marijuana

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 11/18/2010

Medical-marijuana laws present employers with a unique dilemma regarding how they handle employees or applicants who test positive for illegal drug use as compared to how they handle persons who test positive for prescribed...more