Legal News

What’s new in the world of medical marijuana, as it impacts your workplace? Quite a bit, actually. Here is the rundown. PA Medical Marijuana Act – Anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome Added to List of Serious Medical Conditions....By: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

In a July 22 Opinion Letter, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor returned to a common-sense interpretation of regulations regarding “hours worked” and “compensable time” as applied to truck drivers and drivers’ helpers for time...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

In a welcome reversal of its prior guidance, on July 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) concluded that if a truck driver, or driver’s assistant or helper, is completely relieved of duty and is provided with adequate sleeping facilities...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced on July 10, 2019, the availability of a new Technical Report, The NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process for Chemical Risk Management. NIOSH describes occupational...By: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Whether California’s recently adopted “ABC” test, used in the employee-versus-independent contractor analysis in cases involving California’s wage orders, must be applied retroactively should be decided by the California Supreme Court, a panel of the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

With a constantly evolving legal landscape, colleges, universities and independent schools encounter a vast spectrum of new topics on any given day. Pepper Hamilton's Higher Education Practice Group has created its "In Brief" webinar series to...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

With a constantly evolving legal landscape, colleges, universities and independent schools encounter a vast spectrum of new topics on any given day. Pepper Hamilton's Higher Education Practice Group has created its "In Brief" webinar series to...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Westchester County, a Northern suburb of New York City home to IBM and a number of other large employers, has joined the growing list of jurisdictions guaranteeing the vast majority of employees paid sick and safe time leave....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Assignment Earth which aired on March 29, 1968, Star Date unknown. The final episode of Season 2. Compliance Takeaways: 1. How many pizzas have you bought? 2. A lunch alone is...By: Thomas Fox

Sam Silverstein and Tom Fox, hosts of the new offering from the Compliance Podcast Network, want to welcome you to Accountability: The Heart of Compliance. Tom asks Sam to share with listeners - why exactly is he so passionate about accountability? A...By: Thomas Fox