User:Jennifer Martin [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsEarlier this week, the New York City Council approved this bill, which will make it unlawful for most NYC employers to require any job candidate to submit to testing for the presence of any tetrahydrocannabinols or marijuana in such prospective employee’s system as…
Image Credit: Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/en/marijuana-scales-legalization-drugs-2754249/) The case is called Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. So, yeah, it’s “Wild.” And so as not to bury the lede, the court concluded that the plaintiff, a medical marijuana user, could pursue discrimination claims under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (the LAD) against his employer. …
Evan-Amos [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsBig news yesterday from the Garden State. Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced that he had struck a deal with the leadership of both the state Senate and Assembly on to legalize recreational marijuana. From the press release, here are the broad details of the plan:…
Image Credit: Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/en/marijuana-scales-legalization-drugs-2754249/) “Let’s see,” I said to myself. “I want to blog about this important, brand new medical marijuana employment law decision. This is a burgeoning area of the law, and this particular decision will enlighten my readers like few others I’ve written about.” “Yeah, but unless you…
Teo’s89 [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia CommonsIn between placing prop bets on the Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show (courtesy of SportsInteraction) — for entertainment purposes only, of course — I read on the AP News wire, “Super Bowl Fever May Sideline Record 17.2 Million Workers on Monday.” Are you ready for…
By xrmap flag collection – Based on image from xrmap flag collection 2.7, colors from image at World Flag Database, Public Domain, Link In the United States, medical marijuana use is legal in 33 states and the District of Columbia. However, the laws governing the use of medical marijuana vary…
Beukbeuk [Public domain], from Wikimedia CommonsI’ve got you covered. According to a recent New York Times article, it is “common among American employers” for companies not to “provide hourly workers with break time and a private place to pump.” Employers that don’t allow new moms time to pump at work…
Image Credit (AllThingsERISA.com) “I thought you said ‘plain English,’ Handbook!” I did, didn’t I? Well, there’s good news, and there’s even better news. The good news is that the image that goes with this blog post is the only legalese that you’ll get from me today. The better news is that…
jaydeep_ [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsIt’s Cyber Monday. And, since you could’ve rested your deal-finding, typing fingers anywhere. I appreciate that you’re resting them with me before rejoining the masses for some holiday shopping online. Unfortunately, if you came here looking for links to big savings, I can’t help…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/printer-fire-flames-broken-38027/) Yesterday, I successfully alienated every reader that doesn’t work in the restaurant industry or otherwise nerd out on Fair Labor Standards Act minutiae. Today, I double down with idiosyncratic arbitration agreements, specifically those possibly used by New Jersey employers. I promise to get back to something more…