Performance Reviews: Lessons from Severance — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: Terminating Third Parties
Exit Strategies for Healthcare Employment Agreements
Successful Strategies for Employee Transitions
California Employment News: Considerations for Employment Termination (Podcast)
California Employment News: Considerations for Employment Termination
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 9: Best Practices for Employers with John Saxon, Plaintiff’s Labor & Employment Attorney
#WorkforceWednesday: Termination Meetings on the Record - Employment Law This Week®
What's the Tea in L&E? Professional Breakup Advice: Convey Your Reason for Separation (or Termination)
Patient Steering and Charting
Employers: Benefits Considerations Post-Pandemic [More with McGlinchey Ep. 3]
I-21 – Sexual Harassment (Still), Political Tweeting, and Intersectional Discrimination
Episode 24: EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum Part I: Employers' "Superstar Harassment" Problem
I-17 – Engaging Your Employees in Today’s Workplace, Featuring Rick Turner at Whirlpool Corporation
I-16 – Kneeling, Indefinite Leave, DC Updates, Non-Compete Consideration, and Pretty as a Protected Class
K&L Gates Triage: Avoiding the Risks Associated with Mandatory Vaccination Programs
I-13 – Policies, Policies, Policies, and Microchips Embedded in Employees
Day 22 of One Month to Better Compliance Through HR-10 Questions to Better Operationalize Compliance
Day 15 of One Month to Better Compliance Through HR-Employment Separation Issues
Episode 11: Legal and Business Issues Stemming From Employees' Out-of-Work Conduct
In our recent webcast, “Terminating the Problem Employee," the Labor & Employment team shared key considerations for employers looking to terminate a “problem employee” while avoiding controversy and litigation. Below are our...more
On February 14, 2024, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont dismissed a plaintiff’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination and failure-to-accommodate case, holding that his medical...more
A recent Iowa court decision highlights the risks to employers who do not strictly comply with all facets of the state’s drug testing law, Iowa Code Section 730.5, which is one of the nation’s most technical drug testing...more
Nevada, like most states, has legalized cannabis for medicinal use. Although permitted under state law, a Nevada employee may still face discipline under a company’s drug policy. To address that concern, the Nevada...more
California has enacted legislation broadly protecting employees from discrimination for the use of marijuana, which has been legal in the state since 2016. Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1288 into law. It generally...more
This country’s relationship with cannabis is a complicated one, and as is often the case in complicated matters, words matter. Marijuana and hemp are different strains of the Cannabis sativa L plant. So, “cannabis” is a...more
There is a lot to unpack in the Lehenky v. Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation, Case No. 20-4573 (E.D. PA, February 22, 2022) case as it answers two very interesting questions. First, does CBD register on a drug screen...more
Given the explosive growth of cannabis products and the increasing number of states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal or adult use (nearly 40 at last count), employers across the country are asking whether they can...more
In our modern world of a booming CBD industry and an increasing number of states that have legalized marijuana, can you terminate an employee for a positive drug test for marijuana? What if the test shows marijuana...more
A federal court in Pennsylvania granted an employer’s motion for summary judgment dismissing a former employee’s Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (PMMA) claim because he could not show that his termination was premised...more
In an important decision for both medical marijuana users and employers, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled in a case of first impression that the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) allows employees, who believe they...more
A federal court in Rhode Island allowed a former employee to proceed with her lawsuit alleging that the employer violated state law when it terminated her employment after a positive breath alcohol test. Stafford v. CSL...more
An employer may terminate an employee for refusing to submit to a drug test based on reasonable suspicion under the state drug testing law, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has held. Colpitts v. W.B. Mason Co., Inc., No....more
It is no surprise to any Iowa employer that the state has one of the most complex drug testing statutes in the country. Iowa Code §730.5 places the burden specifically on the employer to show strict compliance and can be...more
Welcome to the future. With the dramatic changes in acceptance of medical and even recreational marijuana, employers need to take a fresh look at the way they maintain drug-free workplaces. Here are some tips for surviving...more
In this episode, Meghan Meade discusses employer obligations towards disabled employees in light of New Jersey's recent amendments to the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, finishing off with a brief update on what's...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Does Pennsylvania’s public policy preclude a nuclear power plant from terminating an employee for being drunk on the job? “No,” the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Western District of New York, in Horn v. Medical Marijuana, Inc., et al., issued an initial procedural order last week in a case where the plaintiff’s purchase and use of the defendant products resulted...more
How can I sue thee? Let me count the ways. Last week, I talked about five very basic things employers do to get themselves embroiled in employment litigation. They were- Discrimination (not only unlawful discrimination, but...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court announced it will review the Appellate Division’s decision in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., which extended protections under the New Jersey Law against Discrimination (NJLAD) to medical...more
Ever since the use of properly prescribed medical marijuana became legal in New Jersey, Courts have grappled with reconciling state and federal laws protecting employees from disability discrimination, and employers’ rights...more
As more states jump on the medical marijuana bandwagon, employers are faced with increasing questions about how these changes in the law affect drug testing policies. The conventional wisdom has been that medical marijuana...more
On Monday, June 15, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court, in a long-awaited decision in the Coats v. Dish Network, LLC, case, confirmed what actions employers may take against employees in Colorado who use medical marijuana...more
On June 15, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision that employers are still free to prohibit employee marijuana use in their workforces, and can still discipline and terminate employees who test...more