What Employers Need To Know About Evolving Medical Marijuana Laws In The U.S.

The laws around medical marijuana are changing, almost on a weekly basis. It’s interesting to see the trajectory that the law has taken on the state and federal level in the last five years. And it appears that as a country, we may be on the precipice of big federal change.

The number of questions we get about marijuana has dramatically increased in the last few years, especially after the pandemic. As people deal with […]

By | February 3rd, 2023 ||

Recent EEOC Religious Discrimination Settlement

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that United Airlines agreed to pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot as well as provide other relief.

In the lawsuit, the pilot claims that United Airlines refused to accommodate his religious request. The pilot was diagnosed with alcohol dependency and lost his medical certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). United Airlines requires its pilots with substance abuse problems to attend Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) in order to […]

By | January 26th, 2023 ||

New Jersey Governor Signs Temporary Worker Protections Law

On Jan 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a controversial bill known as the “Temporary Workers Bill of Rights” that seeks to equalize the compensation of temporary workers with that of regular employees, increase transparency requirements, and restrict placement fees paid to staffing agencies or firms.

The new law, A1474/S511, will impact the more than 127,000 temporary workers in the Garden State and specifically applies to temporary workers placed with third-party employers through staffing […]

By | January 23rd, 2023 ||