On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation expanding state law protection against age discrimination for those employees who are 70 years of age or older. The legislation amends the New Jersey Law...more
The New Jersey Department of Health and the Department of Law and Public Safety (which oversees the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights) have issued guidance in the form of FAQs regarding the right of employers to mandate the...more
On February 28, 2021, an employee of a county detention center filed suit in federal court in New Mexico seeking an injunction to prevent the employee from being fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine on the basis that...more
In November, New Jersey voters said “yes” to the legalization of recreational marijuana. On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that legalized and decriminalized recreational marijuana and established...more
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In a class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, a consumer-plaintiff alleged that Nike Inc.’s policy requiring employees to wear opaque, Nike-branded...more
In New York City, a law was adopted by administrative action today that prohibits many employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies from conducting pre-employment drug testing for marijuana and THC, the active...more
In Cotto v. Ardagh Glass, Inc., plaintiff Daniel Cotto, Jr., a forklift operator, hit his head while working and was sent for a medical examination. Pursuant to Ardagh's policy, Mr. Cotto was required to take a drug test as a...more
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/ Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Prescription Drugs ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws