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California Construction Employers May Rely On Legal Exemption To Drug Test for Marijuana

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California’s AB 2188 greatly expanded the scope of the state’s existing marijuana laws because it prohibits discrimination based on the off-duty use of marijuana. This prohibition creates a dilemma for employers who conduct...more

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[Webinar] California Employment Law Update: What Employers Need to Know in 2022 - February 3rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Please join our Employment Group on February 3, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT for a webinar covering significant new employment legislation in California, as well as case law developments and evolving COVID-19...more

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Alabama DOL Publishes Emergency Rules for Handling Appeals to Employers’ Denials of Vaccine Exemption Requests

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 9, which restricts Alabama employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. SB 9 directs Alabama employers to “exempt vaccination...more

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Utah's New Law on Employer Vaccination Policies: What Employers Need to Know

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On November 16, 2021, Governor Spencer Cox signed into law SB2004 “Workplace COVID-19 Amendments,” a bill passed during a special session of the Utah Legislature. While the bill was introduced in response to vaccine mandates...more

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Reminder: New California Employment Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2020

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• Numerous new California laws going into effect on January 1, 2020, will impact employers and employees. • The most significant laws include a new employee classification law, extension of the statute of limitations for...more

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Prepare to Implement Paid Family and Medical Leave Under New Massachusetts Law

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Massachusetts employers should be making their final preparations for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program in advance of the Oct. 1, 2019, effective date for payroll deductions. This Holland & Knight...more

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Latest Developments and Deadlines Regarding the New Massachusetts PFML Law

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Important deadlines concerning the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law are approaching. In June 2019, the Massachusetts legislature passed legislation to delay the start of employer and employee...more

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Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana: Impact on Employers

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Illinois will soon become the eleventh state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.  On June 25, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into effect House Bill 1438—the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (“CRTA”).  The CRTA,...more

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