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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 9: Bills Make Significant Progress in the House

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/16/2013

Legislators convened for a three-day work week that ended in early adjournment on Thursday afternoon as lawmakers left Montgomery to beat anticipated severe weather. Day 20 concluded a week that saw progress on several...more

OSHA Update - Congress to Consider OSHA Reform, Again.

by Patrick J. Miller, Matthew M. Morrison | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 4/8/2013

On March 22, members of the U.S. Senate reintroduced legislation which, if enacted, will dramatically enhance civil and criminal penalties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, expand coverage of the Act to include...more

Milwaukee Fire And Police Commission To Revisit Its Decision To Rehire Fired Police Officer

by Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. on 12/10/2012

At its meeting on Thursday night, December 6, 2012, the City of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission ("FPC") announced that it would reconsider its decision to reinstate Milwaukee Police Department ("MPD") Officer Richard...more

Immigration Program Explodes After Obama Re-election

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 11/26/2012

Now that President Barack Obama has been reelected, even more young immigrants are applying for reprieve under his administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. That’s because Obama and other...more

Don't Fear The Reefer: Legalization of Marijuana To Have Little Effect on WA Employers

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/14/2012

On November 6, 2012, Washington became a national trailblazer when voters approved a state initiative legalizing the recreational use of marijuana (Colorado passed a similar law the same day). As of December 6, 2012, it will...more

Marijuana Laws Liberalized in Colorado, Washington – But Effect on Workplace Policies Likely Small

by Littler on 11/9/2012

The 2012 elections placed a number of marijuana initiatives before state voters around the United States, ranging from efforts to legalize the sale and use of marijuana for recreational purposes to further expansion of the...more

Can Your Boss Tell You Whom To Vote For?

by Lawyers.com on 10/23/2012

With Nov. 6 drawing closer, the nation waits to see who will win the upcoming presidential election: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Debates, campaign commercials and bitter rants on Facebook all compete for people’s attention...more

Changes in the Minnesota “Time Off to Vote” Statute

by Bruce J. Douglas | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/8/2012

Minnesota employers should know that Minnesota’s “Voting Time Off” statute (section 204C.04) has changed since the last presidential election. Previously, employees who were eligible to vote were allowed up to two hours of...more

Patton Boggs Insights - January 2012 - Administration/Congress: New Mining Safety Legislation

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/27/2012

West Virginia Republican House member Shelley Moore Capito has introduced legislation that would increase civil and criminal penalties, strengthen pattern of violation provisions, and form an independent board to investigate...more

Appellate Court Reinstates Employee Gun Rights

by McAfee & Taft on 2/23/2009

On February 18, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a long-awaited decision regarding the right of Oklahoma employers to ban firearms from their property. Reversing a lower federal court...more