As of Jan. 1, 2022, employers in the City of Brotherly Love are prohibited from requiring job applicants to undergo pre-employment drug testing for marijuana use. The ordinance, referred to as the Prohibition on Testing for...more
Following the legalization of recreational cannabis in New York by the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) earlier this year, which we previously reported on, the New York State Department of Labor has issued...more
Welcome to the Summer edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
7/1/2019
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Training ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
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Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
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Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Voting Leave ,
Wage and Hour
On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court concluded that an employee could sue her employers for state law disability discrimination for failing to accommodate her use of medical marijuana after she failed to...more