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Can You Fire An Employee For Bringing A Gun To Work?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/9/2020

Can an employer fire an employee for bringing a gun to work? The answer may depend on state law. Many states have “guns-at-work” laws that require employers to allow employees to leave guns in their locked vehicles parked...more

Two Important Stragglers Among California’s New Labor Laws

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 10/21/2019

Last week, we blogged about the avalanche of new labor laws that California employers will face in 2020. Here are two late additions to the list — just in time for Halloween!...more

Employers Should Not Fear the So-Called "Take Your Guns to Work Act"

FordHarrison on 3/20/2018

On March 9, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law the newly enacted Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, on March 9, the first gun control measure enacted in the state in over 20 years. While, that...more

Differences in Public Policy Can Affect Claims of Wrongful Discharge

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 9/12/2016

Most jurisdictions, including Connecticut, recognize a tort of “wrongful discharge” as an exception to the principle of employment at will. Although employment at will generally allows either the employer or the employee to...more

New Decision Allows Employee Suit for Violation of Concealed Handgun Law

Cozen O'Connor on 8/11/2016

Texas and many other states in the South have passed state laws in recent years restricting employers from terminating employees who keep their lawfully-licensed concealed handgun locked in their vehicle. For the most part,...more

Court Rules That Walgreens Employee Who Fired Concealed Handgun At Armed Robbers Has No Claim For Wrongful Discharge

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 7/14/2014

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a former Walgreens employee who was discharged because he fired a concealed handgun at armed robbers has no claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy....more

"You Can't Fire Me For That – I Was Off Duty!"

Fisher Phillips on 2/12/2014

Employers learned long ago that it’s wise to establish written policies which set forth the standards of conduct expected of their employees. These employers also know that the policies may not simply sit on a shelf (or on an...more

New Legal Opinion Creates Confusion Over Tennessee “Guns in Trunks” Law

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/23/2014

On May 28, 2013, the Tennessee Attorney General issued an opinion that determined that Tennessee’s new “guns in trunks” law did not prohibit an employer from discharging an employee for having a weapon in his or her vehicle...more

Guns At Work In Tennessee: What Can Be Banned, What Can Probably Be Banned, And What Is Left

Baker Donelson on 6/7/2013

The Tennessee legislature's recent enactment of what has been widely named the "Guns in the Trunk" statute, codified at Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-1313, has sparked debate across the state about the statute's impact on...more

Tennessee Attorney General Says Guns in Parking Lots Law Doesn't Prohibit Employee Terminations

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 6/3/2013

Tennessee's "Guns in Parking Lots" bill was signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam on March 14 of this year. The law states that "the holder of a valid handgun carry permit recognized in Tennessee may transport and store a...more

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