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New Rules for Public Employers, Courtesy of the Wyoming Legislature

Holland & Hart LLP on 3/28/2025

The Wyoming Legislature has wrapped up its 2025 session, but not before adopting several new laws governing public employers. Three of these laws were not specifically drafted as employment laws, but will have significant...more

Harassment Outside the Workplace: Can it Lead to Employer Liability?

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/22/2023

While employers cannot police all employee conduct outside the workplace, employee interactions outside of work can – and do – impact the work environment. Indeed, under certain circumstances, inappropriate conduct by an...more

Reductions in Force: Legal Do’s and Don’ts

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/15/2022

Reductions in force (RIFs) are making headlines as companies trim their worker ranks in the face of a weakening economy. Employers must decide whether to implement voluntary or involuntary RIFs (or both); the considerations...more

New Year Brings New Laws for Illinois Employers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/13/2022

The New Year will usher in several new Illinois employment laws. These laws cover a myriad of topics and will require revisions to employee handbooks and general employment policies....more

Heads Up, Not Down — Tennessee Employees Now Get To Wear Their CROWN: What Employers Should Know About Tennessee’s CROWN Act

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/30/2022

Workplace hair discrimination is a topic that has floated through the media for the past several years. To prohibit discrimination, California has implemented the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN)...more

California Expands FEHA to Include Off The Job Cannabis Use

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/16/2022

Virtually all California employers with five or more employees are covered by the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the state’s most noteworthy civil rights law. FEHA protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of...more

Massachusetts Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/29/2022

On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act. Among other things, the law prohibits discrimination based on “traits...more

Supreme Leak: Religion at Work

Verrill on 5/11/2022

Over the last year, our society has navigated COVID-19 and rules concerning vaccination and masking. As a society and on this blog, we have discussed regularly the role religious freedoms play in the work environment—under...more

US Regional Employment 2020: Tennessee - Chambers USA Regional Practice Guide

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/22/2020

Law and Practice - The 2020 Chambers US Regional Employment Guide features guidance on employment law across 14 states and includes a unique state comparison tool for readers. The guide provides expert legal commentary on...more

Maine Employers Must Ignore Off-Work Marijuana Use, Cease Testing Applicants

Littler on 1/30/2018

On February 1, 2018, Maine will become the first jurisdiction in the nation to protect workers from adverse employment action based on their use of marijuana and marijuana products, provided the use occurs away from the...more

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