Five jurisdictions have laws purporting to legalize recreational marijuana use: Alaska, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Oregon and Washington, with more states considering such legislation. Does legalization negate employers’ zero tolerance substance abuse...
On May 18, 2015, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) held the first of several public hearings on proposed regulations concerning implementation of the new earned sick time law passed by Massachusetts voters in November 2014. At that hearing, Attorney...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement strategies and ligation history came under fire from Republican members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Tuesday. During the hearing to examine the agency’s recent...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has continued its push for increased focus on LGBT discrimination issues, with two cases in federal courts in Florida and Michigan pushing its position that gender stereotypes violate civil rights afforded under...
On Friday, May 15, 18 Democratic Senators sent a letter to President Obama calling for him to issue an executive order that would make the federal government a “model employer.” The letter is an updated version of letters the Congressional Progressive...
