Labor and Employment Alert: California Expands Regulations Regarding National Origin Discrimination
USA - July 12 2018 California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits harassment and discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry...
Labor and Employment Alert: No Hand-Held Devices While Driving in Georgia (and 16 Other Jurisdictions)
USA - July 6 2018 Georgia law already requires drivers to exercise “due care” in operating motor vehicles and to not engage in any actions which district the driver...
Oklahoma Becomes the 30th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
USA - July 2 2018 On June 26, 2018, voters in Oklahoma approved a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana (which remains illegal under federal Law)....
Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Overtime Exemptions in Colleges and Universities
USA - June 29 2018 Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued “Fact Sheet 17S” on the applicability of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum...
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Maine Supreme Court Refuses to Order Employer to Pay for Injured Worker’s Medical Marijuana
USA - June 28 2018 In 2009, Maine enacted the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act (MMUMA), permitting qualifying patients to use medical marijuana. By contrast, marijuana...
