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The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has reduced the minimum annual percentage rate for random...
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It appears that Ohio’s proposed off-duty conduct law is a whole lot worse for employers than Colorado’s similar (but very different)...
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Another Washington court has held that an employer lawfully may terminate an employee for using marijuana, even when the employee had a...
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A federal court in Utah upheld the termination of an employee who did not disclose his use of prescription medication in accordance with his...
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Every employer in Ohio and surrounding states must now begin to develop workplace controls to fully address the legalization of marijuana in Ohio...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed numerous lawsuits against employers who take adverse actions against applicants and...
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The University of Southern California recently terminated Steve Sarkisian, their head football coach. The firing came after a cavalcade of...
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