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Blunt Reality: NJ cannabis users cannot sue over rescinded job offers
Think you can sue your employer for not hiring you because you tested positive for cannabis? Think again. The Third Circuit just made it clear that New Jersey’s recreational marijuana law does not provide job applicants with a private cause of action. Continue reading
Join me and my friends on Wednesday, December 11 for HR Festivus. (And it’s free)
At Noon ET, Amy Epstein Gluck, Michael Elkins, and I will present “What the Legal Landscape Looks Like for 2025.” Come hang with us for an hour while we cover key legal updates for 2025. Our friends at HR Learns, who are hosting this event, have pre-approved our sesh for HRCI/SHRM credit, although one of you will have to supply the Festivus Pole.
Did I mention it’s free? The other HR Festivus sessions, which kick off at 11:30 a.m., are also free. You can read the full agenda here. Although I’m not holding out for Jake Paul/Mike Tyson money, watching me compete in the feats of strength will cost you. Ah, who am I kidding? HR would spit out their coffee, and Amy would beat me like Paul did Tyson.
You can register here if you’d like to attend any or all of HR Festivus, the HR holiday you didn’t know you needed.
Can companies exit bias lawsuits by arguing that the same person hired and fired the plaintiff?
Suppose your company hires a black man only to fire him less than a year later. If the man claims that his race motivated the termination decisions, would arguing that the same person made both employment decisions create a viable defense? Continue reading
New Jersey joins the club of states with pay transparency laws.
Sorry, 50 Cent, not that club. Continue reading
Join us today at Noon ET on Zoom to learn how November’s election results may impact employment laws in 2025
In the wake of election results earlier this month that will result in a Republican president and a Republican-controlled Congress in 2025, it’s reasonable to expect some changes in employment law. Continue reading
Did this employee get caught trying to pull a fast one? Or did the company interfere with his FMLA rights?
Stop me if this sounds familiar. Continue reading
An employee facing termination of employment requested FMLA leave. It didn’t save him from getting fired. Here’s why…
In a precedential decision issued on Friday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals declined to reinstate a plaintiff’s trial court victory for FMLA interference, concluding that when he requested leave for migraine headaches, he did not yet have a serious health condition.
Join us today on Zoom at Noon ET to learn the playbook of an employee-rights attorney (who used to represent employers).
Alex Meier leveraged years of experience and savvy representing clients of one of the leading management-side employment law firms in the United States to form an employee-rights firm and advocate for plaintiffs — your workers.
Bold move!
