Legal News

Early this month, New Jersey enacted new workplace protections for authorized medical cannabis users - Under the new regulations, employers are prohibited from taking an adverse employment action against an existing or prospective employee on the...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

I once worked for a man who was the type of person who wouldn’t have minded to have lost $5 to save $3. I was at a Synagogue where the fundraising chairperson would only always organize events at the very last minute and never wondered why we never...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) in Johnson Controls, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 20 (July 3, 2019), established a new standard for determining whether a union has reacquired majority status after an employer...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) decision that decreases the burden on contractors seeking to protect confidential information. As most contractors are aware, FOIA requires that, upon...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Employers in the Golden State are well aware that last year in Dynamex v. Superior Court the California Supreme Court adopted the ABC test for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors. ...By: Littler

In March, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law the Unity Bill. It goes into effect in August and will permit employers to discipline employees in safety-sensitive positions, or refuse to hire applicants for such positions, if they test positive for...By: McAfee & Taft

In response to the lawsuit filed against the City of San Antonio regarding its paid sick leave ordinance, the City of San Antonio has agreed to postpone implementation of the ordinance until December 1, 2019. A Bexar County judge signed the agreed...By: FordHarrison

In a recent judgement by the Supreme Court, the circumstances under which a court may intervene and cancel an action for expropriation were considered....By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Trump Administration recently announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be conducting raids targeting undocumented immigrants in ten major U.S. cities, including Chicago. Employers should be aware that in addition to arresting...By: Laner Muchin, Ltd.

A bill that would have brought the state’s tipping regulations in line with federal regulations was not brought up for a veto override vote earlier this week. According to a report in CT Mirror, a “deal” is now being sought that would allow the...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP