Governor Ron DeSantis made headlines in 2022 when he signed into law several bills intended to curb a “woke agenda” from “taking over our schools and workplaces.” One of these bills, Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employers...more
Federally legal CBD products may, under some circumstances, cause consumers to fail drug tests. An employer’s right to terminate employee-consumers on that basis is not prohibited by federal law, including the Americans with...more
6/22/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
THC ,
Title VII
With an increasing number of states passing laws protecting employees who utilize marijuana, employers throughout the country are presently tasked with redesigning their marijuana-related policies and practices to avoid the...more
1/30/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ban the Box ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Convictions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Marijuana ,
OSHA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
We often look to the federal judiciary as the gold standard of American jurisprudence. State courts frequently find federal opinions persuasive. Confirmation hearings for federal judges are televised. Indeed, the federal...more
11/10/2022
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Judiciary ,
Judges ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
State Courts ,
Title I ,
Title II ,
Title III ,
Title VII
On its face it appears to be counterintuitive: United States federal courts recognizing and enforcing workplace rights for employees working in an illegal industry. After all, we would not expect a judge to lend a sympathetic...more
8/19/2022
/ Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII
In the time of Coronavirus with many municipalities implementing restrictions on business and individual activity, employers are anxious to return to normal operations with staff onsite as soon as possible. With vaccines...more
1/13/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety