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In a trio of recent decisions arising out of cases alleging that an antipsychotic medication, Risperdal, and its generic, risperidone, had caused gynecomastia (breast tissue growth) in men, the United States District Court for the District of...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Employers often struggle to determine whether they might be considered “joint employers” with other entities under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing new guidance on this topic, providing much-needed...By: Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

The Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its 2019 legislative session with a one-day special session last month that resulted in the passage of an omnibus appropriations bill, the Jobs and Economic Development Omnibus. The legislation includes new and...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) on June 11 issued the final guidance: “Premarket Tobacco Product Applications for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems” (the ENDS Guidance), which is intended to assist persons submitting...By: Morgan Lewis

The past few days saw two major updates to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) of which employers should be aware: a three-month extension of various deadlines for employer compliance and the issuance of final regulations...By: Foley Hoag LLP

Marijuana, a Schedule 1 drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is the most commonly detected illicit drug in employment drug testing. According to Quest Diagnostics, in 2018, approximately 3% of urine-based workplace drug screenings...By: McDermott Will & Emery

Regulators, judges and academics have all been vexed over the issue of whether obesity, not caused by an underlying physiological condition, is a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Notwithstanding existing EEOC...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

As a result of recent federal litigation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has announced that employers must submit pay data in their annual EEO-1 reports to the agency for calendar years 2017 and 2018 by September 30, 2019....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Each year, U.S. employers who have at least 100 employees or are a government contractor with 50+ employees and at least $50,000 in government contracts must file an EEO-1 form with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"). The EEO-1...By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

As we reported last year, “Times They Are a-Changin’”. However, given the monumental shift in public perceptions of cannabis, the Nevada legislature has followed suit and has now taken a giant step further into the marijuana morass. As a result,...By: Snell & Wilmer