Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2024, Seyfarth published a blog article warning construction industry employers of recent anti-harassment guidelines issued by the EEOC. We predicted that the EEOC has “put the construction...more
9/17/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Construction Industry ,
Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Race Discrimination ,
Settlement ,
Sex Discrimination
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts recently made an unexpected and significant decision: they chose to say goodbye to their union membership just shy of their first...more
5/14/2024
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Relations ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
State and Local Government ,
UFCW ,
Unions
In a written opinion issued on March 7, 2024, the EEOC confirmed that an employee must not only show a sincerely held religious belief, but that the employee’s religious belief is actually in conflict with the workplace...more