Legal News

Employers around the country have a bumpy road to follow as they navigate the ever-changing marijuana laws and regulations. Pre-employment and post accident drug testing have been challenged in courts in almost every state where medical marijuana has...By: Benesch

Orrick’s Equal Pay Pulse has been tracking the nationwide wave of salary history bans in recent years. A growing number of states and territories now have laws restricting the use of salary history information, including Alabama, California,...By: Orrick - Equal Pay Pulse

Employer plans will still be able to exclude the value of drug manufacturer coupons from annual out-of-pocket maximums, even when no generic equivalent is available, under new guidance from the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On August 15, the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued proposed regulations that would expand some federal contractors’ ability to claim exemption from discrimination prohibitions. The proposal would...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Construction Company Refused to Hire Female Applicant, Federal Agency Charges - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - BHT Constructions LLC, a construction contracting company based in Davie, Fla., violated federal law when it refused to hire a female applicant...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

A consensual affair between a superior and subordinate can advance to a quid pro quo harassment claim if an adverse employment decision follows. Oftentimes, employers maintain various policies that would prohibit such relationships (i.e.,...By: FordHarrison

The trucking industry is closely tied to the automotive industry. The trucking industry transports vast quantities of raw materials for use by automotive companies in their manufacturing, and is also a significant consumer of automotive products....By: Foley & Lardner LLP

On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221, which goes into effect January 1, 2020, and places new requirements on employers related to employment contracts, training, and agency oversight that is intended...By: Cozen O'Connor

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that until further notice employers should continue to use the existing Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification. The current version of the form will remain effective even after the...By: Varnum LLP

As I have discussed previously on Dickinson Wright’s All Things HR Blog, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) disclosure regulations with respect to electronic disclosure of ERISA plan-related documents and notices are woefully out of date, not having...By: Dickinson Wright