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Another court greenlights a medicinal marijuana user’s lawsuit against his former employer
This may not be Magic vs. Bird or Biggie vs. Tupac. Those battles are too close to call.
But, if I were to ask you which side of the country, east coast or west coast, would offer greater judicial support for the employment rights of medicinal-marijuana cardholders, you’d say west for sure, right?
And you’d be wrong… Continue reading
If you think you’re gonna get sued, protect your documents! Or else bad things may happen.
Today’s post is brought to you by the letter “S.” Continue reading
Here’s how promoting your company on LinkedIn could cost you your job.
Especially if you overlook that non-solicitation agreement you signed with your prior employer… Continue reading
What in the holy hell might this employer have been thinking? (And how you can do better…)
As an employment lawyer nearly 20 years under my belt, I’m fairly jaded. Or maybe, I’m just numb.
Either way, I have plenty of stories for a cocktail hour. Continue reading
All I can think about is that scene from Rounders. You know the one…
I see your lawsuit and raise you a contempt motion!
(It sounded baller in my head. But, seeing it in print, not so much.)
Although that .gif…
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Note to self: Refrain from using bag of tricks in Indiana.
What if.
I’m just saying, what if you could have an employee sign some sort of a contract, maybe an employee agreement, in which the employee agreed to shorten the statute of limitations on all employment claims to six months.
Given that employees often have years in which to assert claims, the ol’ statute-of-limitations shortener could be a gold mine!
What would you like to know about the law on employee use of medicinal marijuana?
Last month, the Massachusetts Supreme Court held (here) that a local employer may have a duty to accommodate an employee’s use of medicinal marijuana. You can read more about that decision at Jon Hyman’s Ohio Employer’s Law Blog.
Wait, what? If marijuana is still considered an illegal drug under federal law — it is — what duty could an employer possibly have to accommodate an employee’s use of marijuana, even for medical purposes?
Maybe, it’s not so clear. Continue reading
Here’s how the federal overtime rules are starting to take shape for your workplace
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor asked for public comment on how to refresh the existing overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Since it’s Monday, your eyes are probably bleary from all that’s been written about the DOL overtime rules, and it’s Monday, allow me to spoon feed you the latest… Continue reading