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High Times: Marijuana Positivity in Workplace Drug Tests Reaches 25-Year Record

USA - May 26 2023 Across nationwide testing, marijuana positivity rates for 2022 reached 4.3% (up from 2.7% in 2017), with biggest gains found in states that legalized…

Florida Governor Signs into Law Sweeping Bill that Prohibits Businesses from Discriminating Based on Vaccination Status or from Requiring Face Masks and COVID-19 Tests

USA - May 17 2023 On May 11, 2023, the same day on which the federal government ended the National Health emergency related to COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis…

Hospital’s Most-Qualified Applicant Policy Hangs in the Balance in Wake of EEOC Appeal of ADA Mandatory Reassignment Claim, Fifth Circuit Says

USA - May 11 2023 Hospitals spend copious amounts of time developing hiring systems to ensure that the most-qualified applicants are selected for jobs in the…

SJC Weighs in on Fiery Debate Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

USA - April 24 2023 We may be past the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but decisions from COVID-19 vaccine litigation have the potential to affect far more than…

OFCCP Releases EEO-1 Reports of Nearly 20,000 Federal Contractors

USA - April 21 2023 On April 17, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released the EEO-1 data of 19,277 federal contractors to a Reporter…

Looking to Prevent and Address Workplace Retaliation, Government Leaders from DOL, NLRB, and EEOC Present Employers with “Best Practices”

USA - April 18 2023 On April 14, 2023, we attended a webinar presented by U.S. DOL Solicitor Seema Nanda, DOL Wage and Hour Division Principal Deputy Jessica Looman, DOL…

“BIPA Win For Union Employers: Union Employees’ BIPA Claims Are Preempted”

USA - March 27 2023 On March 23, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the appellate court’s decision in Walton v. Roosevelt University, ruling that the…

Paid Leave For Any Reason Now A Reality In Illinois

USA - March 21 2023 Illinois joined the exclusive club of now three states that require employers to offer paid leave for any reason when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed…

For Your Amusement: Eight Employment Law Trends To Consider For 2023 Summer Season Hiring

USA - March 16 2023 Summer hiring for entertainment companies and various attractions is in full-swing. Since last year, legislatures across the country have focused…

Firing the Boss: Second Circuit Holds New York’s “Boss Bill” Unconstitutionally Interferes with Employer’s First Amendment Expressive Association Rights

USA - March 9 2023 On February 27th, 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (Second Circuit) issued its decision in Slattery v. Hochul, holding that Evergreen…