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My employer fired me because I use medical marijuana. Can I sue?
Well, that depends. 😉 Continue reading
Well, that depends. 😉 Continue reading
Congratulations! You’ve made half-way through “Amy Coney Barrett Week” at The Employer Handbook. Well, technically, you won’t reach the midpoint until you get about 178 words into this 356-word-long post, but you get the idea.
So, how about we discuss the thrilling, compelling, edge-of-your-seat world of arbitration provisions? Continue reading
You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! Continue reading
Courts across the country have consistently concluded that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not require an employer to accommodate an employee’s use of medical marijuana — even outside of work — to enable an employee with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.
But, what about using cannabidiol (CBD) instead — like with a teensy bit of THC that’s not enough to get anyone high? Continue reading
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Ok, confession time.
I’ve procrastinated on preparing the slide deck for my upcoming presentation, A Return to Work from COVID-19: EEO and Other Employment Law Considerations, for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Continue reading
Just as I was settling in on Friday evening for a well-deserved lime rickey, I got an email from the U.S. Department of Labor. Continue reading
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I love my readers.
But there are many added perks of being a client. For example, you get the daily blog posts. Plus, I toss in free weekend updates. Continue reading
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Let’s give credit where credit is due. When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division had the unenviable task of creating and implementing supporting guidance, enforcing the law, and tending to all of its other responsibilities. All during a COVID-19 pandemic.
It wasn’t going to be perfect. Continue reading
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Hopefully, your workplace looks nothing like back to school at this Georgia high school. (More on that here.)
(U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)
Technically, the new guidance is from the EEOC. But, since this is my blog, I’ll take credit for sharing it.