Medical Marijuana, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Accommodating cannabis: A "how-to" for employers

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/9/2024

These steps could help keep you out of trouble. An employee in a safety-sensitive job who has been diagnosed with cancer is selected for a random drug test. The test result comes back positive for TCHA...more

Top 10 Workplace Law Updates from November 2022

Fisher Phillips on 12/6/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act and Its Impact on Employers

Butler Snow LLP on 2/9/2022

On February 2, 2022, Governor Tate Reeves signed into law the much-anticipated Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (“MMCA”) which legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes in the state. Mississippi is the 37th state to...more

Employment Flash - February 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/14/2020

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent NLRB activity, including its decision (overruling an Obama-era decision) regarding confidentiality rules for employees during ongoing workplace investigations. We also discuss...more

2019 Year in Review

Verrill on 2/4/2020

On Thursday, January 30, members from Verrill's Employment & Labor group, as well as some from the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group, conducted a full-day seminar full of employment law related topics that...more

[Event] Employment Practices Liability Insurance – Strategic Guidance For The Most Complex Epli Claim Coming Across Your Desk -...

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 10/30/2019

Back by popular demand, ACI’s EPLI conference returns to New York City. Whether you are a claims manager, underwriter, risk manager, in-house or outside counsel, this is your most worthwhile opportunity to network and...more

2019 Cannabis & Co: Americans with Disabilities (ADA) in Post Prop. 64 Era (Part 4)

McManis Faulkner on 10/23/2019

Proposition 64 changed marijuana laws. What many do not realize is that it did not change employment laws. Employers recognize societal norms are changing with the passing of Prop 64. A new era has commenced and the Family...more

[Event] Managing the Modern Workplace: Tips and Trends for Labor and Employment Law Compliance - November 21st, St. Louis,...

FordHarrison on 10/22/2019

Join FordHarrison attorneys for a program featuring timely and detailed update on emerging concerns in labor and employment law at the federal and state levels, including the following topics: • Up in Smoke – Medical...more

2019 Cannabis & Co: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the Post Prop. 64 Era (Part 3)

McManis Faulkner on 8/19/2019

2019 Cannabis & Co: Addressing Cannabis in the Workplace (Part 3) will take a closer look at how California Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is affected with Post Prop. 64. - Do employers have a duty to accommodate...more

Growing Cannabis Laws: What’s an Employer to Do?

Lowndes on 7/18/2019

As public support for the legalization of cannabis has steadily increased, the majority of states in the U.S. have responded by legalizing the use of cannabis, with 33 states and the District of Columbia permitting the use of...more

Working Through The Weeds Of Cannabis Laws: Prop 64, FMLA, And ADA

McManis Faulkner on 6/11/2019

Proposition 64 changed marijuana laws. What many do not realize is that it did not change employment laws. Employers recognize societal norms are changing with the passing of Prop 64. A new era has commenced and the Family...more

2019 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar Highlights

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 3/8/2019

On February 28, 2019, the Miles & Stockbridge Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration practice group presented its seventeenth annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar to an audience of nearly four hundred clients and...more

Reminder: “Self-Prescribed” Marijuana Is Not “Legal” In Medical Marijuana States

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/4/2019

A recent case out of Pennsylvania serves as a good reminder that even in states where medical marijuana is legal, individuals cannot “self-prescribe” and then seek to claim protections that might be available to properly...more

III-38- Part 2 on Employee Marijuana Use and Two Key NLRB Developments

Cozen O'Connor on 1/31/2019

This episode presents Part 2 of 2 on workplace issues when employees use marijuana, and also discusses two significant developments from the NLRB involving independent contractors and individual employee gripes....more

The ADA: Four Issues To Watch In 2018

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/6/2017

Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Federal Bar Association about hot topics under the Americans with Disabilities Act with my blogging buddy Bill Goren, proprietor of the Understanding the ADA blog. If you...more

Employment Law - August 2017 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/31/2017

Court Shoots Down Officers’ FLSA Claim for Off-Duty Work - Why it matters - Chicago police officers seeking compensation for work performed using their mobile devices while the officers were off duty could not recover...more

Florida Enacts Law to Implement Provisions of its Medical Marijuana Amendment, but Significant Questions Remain for Employers

FordHarrison on 7/3/2017

Recently, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill intended to implement provisions of the medical marijuana constitutional amendment that was approved by Florida voters last November (Amendment 2). The new law...more

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