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Weed in the Workplace: What’s the Tea in L&E? [Video]

In this episode, Anne Bibeau, Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice, joins host Leah Stiegler to discuss marijuana use in the workplace. While marijuana remains illegal under federal law, many states have legalized its...more

5/22/2025 / Drug Testing , Employee Rights , Employment Policies , Marijuana , State Labor Laws

A Guide to Running Background Checks: What's the Tea in L&E? [Video]

In our latest episode, Anne Bibeau, co-chair of the Labor & Employment practice, joins host Leah Stiegler to explore best practices for navigating hiring individuals with criminal backgrounds. Leah and Anne share insights on...more

4/9/2025 / Background Checks , Criminal Background Checks , Employee Rights , Employer Responsibilities , Employment Policies , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Hiring & Firing , Human Resources Professionals , Job Applicants

Managing Workplace Civility during Trying Times

With this week marking a change in federal administration, emotions and opinions are running high across the country. There is bound to be a heated discussion in the breakroom or on team message boards....more

1/24/2025 / Anti-Discrimination Policies , Corporate Culture , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Employee Rights , Employee Training , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Harassment , Political Expression , Unconscious Bias , Workplace Bullying

Department of Labor’s AI Best Practices: Key Takeaways for Employers

In October 2024, the Department of Labor released its principles and best practices for developers and employers using AI (pdf), aiming to provide employers with guidelines to promote workplace augmentation through the use of...more

1/13/2025 / Artificial Intelligence , Best Practices , Bias , Compliance , Data Privacy , Department of Labor (DOL) , Discrimination , Employees , Employment Policies , Risk Management

EEOC Issues New Rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Final Rule on implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA was enacted in December 2022 and has been in effect since June...more

6/14/2024 / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Civil Rights Act , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Federal Labor Laws , Final Rules , Pregnant Workers Fairness Act , Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) , Reasonable Accommodation , Title VII , Undue Hardship

DEA’s Seismic Move to Reschedule Cannabis

On Tuesday, April 30, the Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will move to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. DEA’s move comes several months after the...more

5/2/2024 / Cannabis Products , Classification , Controlled Substances , Controlled Substances Act , DEA , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Marijuana , Medical Marijuana , Schedule I Drugs

EEOC Publishes Updated Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its updated guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The new guidance updates and...more

4/30/2024 / Amended Regulation , EEO , Employer Liability Issues , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Harassment , New Guidance , Workplace Harassment Guidance

Will Virginia Finally Allow Recreational Cannabis Sales?

Cannabis industry participants are keeping close tabs on a potential breakthrough in the Virginia recreational cannabis market. Virginia legalized adult-use recreational cannabis in 2021, but legislation that would have...more

2/27/2024 / Cannabis Products , Decriminalization of Marijuana , Dispensaries , Legalization , Marijuana , Marijuana Related Businesses , New Legislation , Proposed Legislation , Recreational Use , Regulatory Reform , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , Virginia

Department of Labor’s New Employee Classification Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a final rule covering when workers may be classified as independent contractors. The new rule, available in full on the Federal Register, is effective March 11, 2024, so...more

1/22/2024 / ABC Test , Classification , Department of Labor (DOL) , Employee Definition , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Final Rules , Hiring & Firing , Independent Contractors , Wage and Hour

Department of Labor Proposes Increasing Minimum Overtime Exemption Salary to $55,068

On August 30, the Department of Labor proposed a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible to receive overtime pay. The proposed rule would require employers to pay overtime to salaried employees whose...more

9/5/2023 / Department of Labor (DOL) , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Highly Compensated Employees , New Rules , Over-Time , Proposed Rules , Salaried Employees , Wage and Hour