We would all be excused for wanting 2020 to disappear in a fog of medical marijuana. Here is a recap:
As we predicted in 2019, most of this year’s action concerned medical and recreational marijuana. Not to be missed,...more
12/28/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drug Testing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
Recreational Use ,
Transportation Industry
On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous ruling in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC, allowing medical marijuana users to assert claims for handicap discrimination under the...more
7/19/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Essential Functions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interactive Process ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Law Claims
While prescription drug use and abuse pose serious concerns for the health and safety of workplaces, two recent cases filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) suggest that employers need to be very...more
A federal appellate court recently reinstated a lawsuit brought by a dining services employee who claimed that she was sexually harassed by a male coworker. According to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, a reasonable jury...more
9/14/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Background Checks ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Deflategate ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Wage ,
NFL ,
OSHA ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII ,
Tom Brady ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (ADA) considers alcoholism to be a “disability.” Individuals who suffer from alcoholism are entitled to the protections of the ADA just as those with significant mental...more
8/17/2015
/ Alcohol Testing ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Examinations ,
Mental Illness ,
Popular ,
Screening Procedures