Can you prohibit your employees from bringing firearms to your workplace? You may think the answer is yes, but it’s more complicated. Recent state laws on gun rights have raised questions regarding guns at work. Here we will...more
7/5/2024
/ Alabama ,
Concealed Carry Permit ,
Concealed Weapons ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer No-Weapons Policies ,
Employment Policies ,
Firearms ,
Gun Laws ,
Louisiana ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Workplace Violence
This country’s relationship with cannabis is a complicated one, and as is often the case in complicated matters, words matter. Marijuana and hemp are different strains of the Cannabis sativa L plant. So, “cannabis” is a...more
7/11/2022
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Blue Cross ,
Cannabis Products ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability ,
Drug Testing ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hemp ,
Job Descriptions ,
Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government ,
Termination
It feels like ages ago when the COVID-19 vaccination first rolled out, and employers were scrambling with questions. But look how far we’ve come! Now, with many states easing (or eliminating) COVID-19 restrictions and opening...more
Do you need a social media policy or are the legal obstacles just too much? Now more than ever, people are exercising their First Amendment right to free speech, which, not surprisingly, can cause heartburn at the workplace....more
1/27/2021
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Public Employers ,
Section 7 ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy