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Public employers often mistakenly believe that they have the same drug testing rights as employers in the private sector. As a recent decision...
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A federal court in Minnesota has ruled that Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act (DATWA), Minn. Stat. Sections 950-957...
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The Governor of New York signed on July 7 New York’s Compassionate Care Act, which will permit limited use of medical marijuana by...
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There will be no medical marijuana initiative in Oklahoma this year, but organizers vow to be back next year. Former Republican state governor and...
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Spokane Mayor David Condon said the city would join a nationwide trend to “ban the box” and no longer ask city job applicants about...
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The swelling tide of class action litigation against employers under FCRA is unmistakable. It cuts across all industries, including retailers...
MoreOOIDA Members Challenge FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program
Six members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, OOIDA, filed a class-action suit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
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A Florida law firm filed federal class action lawsuits in the same court against three separate national employers on the same day, with two of...
MoreNew Hampshire Becomes the Latest State to Pass a Social Media Workplace Law
Starting on September 30, 2014, New Hampshire employers will be precluded from requesting or requiring that an employee or prospective employee...
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