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Prior to July 2nd, New Jersey’s Medical Cannabis Act lacked protections for employees’ off-duty medical marijuana use.  Indeed, last year the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey held that nothing in the Medical Cannabis Act “requires...By: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Legislation - Consumer Product Safety: House Committee Approves Six Bills - Responding to what they claim has been a failure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to act in recent years, the House Energy and Commerce Committee adopted...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Following New York State’s lead earlier this month, on July 25, 2019, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed equal pay legislation prohibiting all New Jersey employers from seeking salary history, includes wages, salaries, and/or benefits, from...By: Genova Burns LLC

Quick Hit: On June 28, 2019 The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) published notice that “OFCCP seeks to revise the letters used to schedule compliance evaluations.” As we previously reported, OFCCP proposed changes to its audit scheduling...By: Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance

On July 24, 2019, a Bexar County district court judge entered an order delaying the implementation of the San Antonio paid sick leave (PSL) ordinance from its current August 1, 2019 date to December 1, 2019. The order represented a compromise between...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On Monday, July 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a rare and significant step in issuing a warning letter to Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (Curaleaf), one of the country’s larger producers of CBD-based products, regarding Curaleaf’s...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Something old – government responds to two consultations - The government has outlined its proposals for regulating confidentiality clauses in the context of discrimination and harassment claims, and on extending redundancy protection for pregnant...By: Hogan Lovells

As required, EEOC has filed its scheduled update with the Court regarding the progress of collection of the new EEO-1 Component 2 pay data report. The report is brief, but notes EEOC is still on schedule to allow a data file upload function and...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOL Personnel Moves. While we all wait to see how and when the confirmation process for secretary of labor nominee Eugene Scalia may play out, the front office shake-up at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) continued this week. Joining Acting...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Two Female Employees Harassed and Then Fired After Reporting the Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - Rockdale Grocery, Inc., doing business as Piggly Wiggly, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle an employment...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission