Employment Litigation, Private Right of Action, Employee Rights

Second Time’s a Charm? New York’s Latest Proposed Ban on Non-Competes

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP on 3/4/2025

Once again, the New York State legislature has initiated legislation that would ban nearly all employee non-competes. Introduced on February 10, 2025, Senate Bill S4641A seeks to prohibit non-compete agreements for health...more

MA Job Applications Should Provide Notice That You Will Not Use a Lie Detector Test as a Condition of Employment

ArentFox Schiff on 2/28/2025

Though most in-house counsel (and even a lot of employment lawyers) are unaware, M.G.L. c. 149, Section 19B makes it unlawful for any employer to subject its employees or job applicants to a lie detector test....more

New York City Publishes Updated FAQs for Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/17/2025

On September 26, 2024, New York City published updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) in light of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s...more

The Best of Intentions: State Law Protections for Employee Cannabis Use May Not Protect Them After All

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/20/2024

While not enough blogs these days quote Toad the Wet Sprocket lyrics, a recent decision from a federal appellate court holding that a would-be employee can suffer negative employment consequences for cannabis use even when...more

Federal Court Holds That Employees Cannot File Private Lawsuits Against Their Employers Under New Jersey Cannabis Law

Littler on 6/13/2023

In a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“the Act”) does not create a private...more

Pennsylvania Appeals Court Determines State’s Medical Marijuana Act Includes a Private Right of Action for Employees

Littler on 8/20/2021

In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has determined that employees can sue their employers for claims under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (MMA). Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Sys.,...more

And the “Hits” Just Keep on Coming . . . Updates in the World of Medical Marijuana and the Workplace

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/25/2019

What’s new in the world of medical marijuana, as it impacts your workplace? Quite a bit, actually. Here is the rundown. PA Medical Marijuana Act – Anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome Added to List of Serious Medical...more

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