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Tenth Circuit Aligns with Cumbie on Tip Credits -
In Marlow v. New Food Guy, Inc., No. 16-1134, 861 F. 3d 1157 (10th Cir. June 30, 2017), the court affirmed the district court's ruling, consistent with...more
8/11/2017
/ Alcohol Beverage Control ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disparagement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evaporated Cane Juice ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Joint Employers ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Medical Marijuana ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Pattern or Practice ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Standing ,
Tip Credit ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC that an employee's use of medical marijuana to treat a qualified disability may be a reasonable accommodation under...more
8/10/2017
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Colleges ,
Controlled Substances ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug-Free Workplace Act ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Financial Aid ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interactive Process ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Popular ,
Public Schools ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Students ,
Universities
In a much-anticipated decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled on July 17, 2017, that an employee's use of medical marijuana to treat a qualified disability may be a reasonable accommodation under the...more
7/19/2017
/ Appeals ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interactive Process ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Undue Hardship
Reversing the practice under the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has just issued new internal guidance changing how regional OCR offices will investigate discrimination...more
6/20/2017
/ Class Action ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Students ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration