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Update On Proposed Oregon Legislation – What Employers Need To Know

Tonkon Torp LLP on 4/13/2021

For this second installment in our legislative update series we have a status report on the employment-related bills discussed in our previous alert, as well as a survey of the bills that have since been introduced related to...more

WPI State of the States – What did the Voters Decide?

Littler on 12/3/2018

The November mid-term elections resulted in some significant power shifts at the state level. Six states (Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, and New York) that had been politically divided now enjoy a Democratic...more

Massachusetts Top Court Permits Disability Discrimination Claim for Medicinal Cannabis

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/24/2017

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently held in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales & Marketing, LLC that employees have a viable claim for disability discrimination under state law if they suffer an adverse employment...more

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Creates Employer Obligation to Accommodate Employees Using Medical Marijuana

Littler on 7/20/2017

On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously held that an employee may pursue a disability discrimination claim under state law against her former employer for failing to accommodate the employee’s...more

What Employers Need to Know About Florida's New Medical Marijuana Law

Lowndes on 12/15/2016

In addition to selecting a new President, Florida voters approved Amendment 2, which amends the Florida Constitution to legalize medical marijuana for use by individuals with specific debilitating medical conditions, as...more

Miners & Marijuana

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/22/2015

As in other industries, mining companies must contend with employees and contractors using or being under the influence of illegal drugs in the workplace. Marijuana is one of the most prominent substances detected in drug...more

Medical Marijuana in HUD-Assisted Properties: Update Since HUD’s January 2011 Memorandum

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 5/25/2015

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) classifies marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance, which recognizes no medical use. In January 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued an...more

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