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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 4: Marijuana and Other Drug Testing in the Workplace - September 25th, 2:00 pm -...

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As marijuana laws continue to diverge at the state level—ranging from full legalization to nuanced medical use protections—multistate employers are increasingly challenged to reconcile conflicting obligations under federal...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] Marijuana in the Workplace - March 20th, West Chester Township, OH

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How have the rules changed since Ohio legalized recreational marijuana? Can you still drug test? Can you test for reasonable suspicion? What if someone gets hurt at work? What if they test positive but say it’s because they...more

McManis Faulkner

The Blunt Truth About Testing Employees For Marijuana In California (part two)

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Despite the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana in California, employers maintain the right to enforce a drug-free work environment. In many respects, cannabis is now treated like alcohol; although...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

[Webinar] Dealing with Cannabis in the Workplace - A National Perspective - February 20th, 12:00 pm CT

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Although cannabis remains illegal under federal law, the legalization of cannabis on the state-level has left employers feeling uncertain of how to tailor their workplace policies and procedures to fit the changing landscape....more

McManis Faulkner

The Blunt Truth About Testing Employees For Marijuana In California (part one)

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Despite the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana in California, employers maintain the right to enforce a drug-free work environment. In many respects, cannabis is now treated like alcohol; although...more

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The Blunt Truth About Testing Employees For Marijuana in California

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Despite the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana in California, employers maintain the right to enforce a drug-free work environment.  In many respects, cannabis is now treated like alcohol; although...more

McAfee & Taft

The truth about lie detectors in the workplace

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When something goes missing from the workplace, it may be tempting to turn to every detective show’s favorite cliché, the polygraph test. But are employers allowed to utilize such an examination? Congress addressed this...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Court Upholds Dismissal of Employee Based on Refusal to Submit to Reasonable Suspicion Drug Test

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The highest court in West Virginia recently affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit in which an employee challenged the decision to terminate her employment after she refused to submit to a reasonable suspicion drug test. Layne...more

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