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While the District of Columbia (D.C.) has had a medical marijuana program on its books since 2013, there has been some debate regarding whether or not city workers are allowed to participate in the program, even if they have a written recommendation...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The nation’s largest drug testing laboratory, Quest Diagnostics, recently released its latest data on the the number of workers and job applicants who tested positive for drugs in the U.S. workforce. According to the data, marijuana use in the...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Another mid-year reminder: California hotels and motels must train all employees on human trafficking awareness by January 1, 2020. Per SB 970, hotel and motel employers must provide: At least 20 minutes of “effective interactive training” about...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our clients as well as employers...By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio expected the Texas Legislature to overturn their cities’ recent foray into city-specific paid sick leave laws. However, the Texas Legislature recently wrapped-up its legislative...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Good news for the country’s biggest banks, as the Fed confirmed on Friday that all “could weather an extreme market shock—including double-digit unemployment and a 50% U.S. stocks decline—and still have enough capital to continue operating.” In other...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Clichés like “seismic shift” and “paradigm change” do not begin to describe just how profoundly the New York legislature changed the standards for harassment claims in a bill passed June 19. HR professionals and employers beware: the sexual...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

I blogged last week about the back and forth on the new USDOL proposed salary threshold for exempt status, at approximately $35,000 per year. Well, the Democrats have now spoken on the issue and they propose raising the threshold to approximately...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Changes on the horizon will require employers throughout New York State to make significant changes to their workplace discrimination and harassment prevention plans and policies. A bill passed on June 19 by the State Assembly and Senate offers...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

On June 18, 2019, in Marchand v. Barnhill, the Delaware Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. on behalf of a unanimous court, issued a decision reversing the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of a stockholder derivative...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP