Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
Construction Webinar Series: The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
What Does the Infrastructure & Investment Act Mean for U.S. DOT’s Build America Bureau? A Conversation with Executive Director Dr. Morteza Farajian
DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: What Large and Small Construction Contractors Need to Know
JONES DAY PRESENTS® AV 4.0 and the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Automated Vehicle Pilot Project Risks and Smart Infrastructure
Straight Talks: Autonomous regulations around the world
Dr. John A.C. Cartner, Evaluates USMMA Advisory Board Report and DOT Sec. Foxx’s Response
PennDOT to Increase Number of Pennsylvania Bridges with Weight Restrictions
A recent opinion from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania serves a win to a medical marijuana card-holder who brought claims against an employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Pennsylvania Medical...more
Sober up, folks! Here we go. With the legalization of marijuana and cannabis products in so many states, dealing with substance abuse in the workplace has become ridiculously complicated. This is the first of a two-part...more
After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this...more
Discussions about marijuana testing in the workplace have taken over HR circles. There has been a shift from testing, sparking debate and raising questions. What does the future look like for marijuana testing – and is there...more
These steps could help keep you out of trouble. An employee in a safety-sensitive job who has been diagnosed with cancer is selected for a random drug test. The test result comes back positive for TCHA...more
The changing legal landscape relating to marijuana usage means that employers, especially those with safety sensitive positions or who are subject to federally mandated compliance requirements, need to review their current...more
Though it was only a four-day work week, the General Assembly worked diligently to debate or pass more than a dozen bills in various committees. Most notably, the Senate passed a bill, HB 149: Expanding Access to Healthcare,...more
Trends in Cannabis Legalization - While employers in the transportation industry are acutely aware of the effects COVID-19 has imposed over the last 18 months, another phenomenon has been making itself known: the...more
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Chris Gantt Sorenson and Perry MacLennan recently discussed “Marijuana in the Workplace: To Test or Not to Test” on the Survive HR podcast. In the podcast, Chris, Perry, Kelly Schieb and Steve Nail...more
Connecticut has become the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults. Governor Ned Lamont signed the Act Concerning Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-use Cannabis on June 22, 2021...more
My law firm colleague Nate Read and I undertook a presentation at the May 26th virtual meeting of the Arkansas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners (“AIPRO”) - The presentation was titled: Medical Marijuana:...more
On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“NJCREAMMA”), which legalizes the recreational use of cannabis for adults age 21...more
We would all be excused for wanting 2020 to disappear in a fog of medical marijuana. Here is a recap: As we predicted in 2019, most of this year’s action concerned medical and recreational marijuana. Not to be missed,...more
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent notice on the use of cannabidiol (CBD) products serves as a warning to employees in DOT-defined safety-sensitive positions. While the DOT has always had clear regulations...more
The United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) Office of Drug and Alcohol issued a February 18th DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Notice (“Notice”) addressing the drug and alcohol policy for the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As we reported here, the CBD (cannabidiol) craze is sweeping the nation. By 2022, it is expected to be a $22 billion per year industry. That said, if a CBD product has a concentration of more than 0.3% of...more
Under Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”), 35 Pa. C.S.A. §10231.101, et seq., individuals with certain serious medical conditions can apply for a medical marijuana card from the Pennsylvania Department of Health....more
Pre-employment and post-accident drug testing have been challenged in courts in almost every state where medical marijuana has been legalized. These differing state laws create uncertainty for enforcing a drug-free workplace,...more
Over the past year, we have had a number of employers ask about removing marijuana from the panel of illegal substances screened for applicants and/or employees. Some of these companies cite the low unemployment rate, stating...more
Missouri voters approved Amendment 2 on Election Day 2018, one of the three medical marijuana measures appearing on the state’s ballot. Amendment 2 adds an article to the Missouri Constitution legalizing medical use of...more
Federal law prohibits marijuana use. Despite this, over the last few years, many states have legalized marijuana use for both medicinal and recreational purposes. ...more
My law firm colleague Nate Read and myself authored an article for the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association publication The Canopy titled: Arkansas Medical Marijuana: Key Employment Law Issues for Petroleum Marketing...more
Typically, a drug test cannot be certified as positive until a Medical Review Officer (“MRO”) verifies the result. For drivers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act, Department of Transportation Regulations state...more
In 2018, Arkansas businesses will face for the first time the prospect that job applicants and employees will produce a medical marijuana registry ID card approved by the Arkansas Department of Health (“ADH”) in response to a...more
The highest state court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued a decision yesterday announcing that handicapped employees who have been prescribed medical marijuana may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the...more