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Maine Delays Recreational Marijuana Law’s Anti-Discrimination Provisions
Recently passed “emergency” legislation will provide Maine employers with a temporary reprieve from complying with the new recreational marijuana law’s the anti-discrimination provisions
Arizona High Court: Minimum Wage and Paid-Sick-Leave Law Is Constitutional
The Arizona Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to uphold Proposition 206, the November 2016 ballot initiative that increases the Arizona minimum wage and requires employers in the state to offer…
Myths and Realities of Blue-Collar Flexibility
Working-class employees need work/life balance, too. And HR can help give it to them
Vermont Cracks Down on Employer Drug Testing
If an employer maintains a blanket multistate drug testing policy allowing for random testing, it may not realize it is violating Vermont law
Unlimited Vacation: Is It About Morale or the Bottom Line?
While the concept of unlimited vacation sounds pretty generous, in practice, some argue that it benefits a company's bottom line more than it benefits the company's employees
OSHA’s Drug-Testing Rules Raise Challenges for Employers
OSHA put controversial anti-retaliation provisions in its electronic record-keeping rule that some employers oppose. But whether the agency’s interpretation of these provisions will survive the new presidential administration is unknown
Religion and Work: 'A Hot Topic and Getting Hotter Every Day'
Be diligent about addressing religious discrimination at work, especially at a time when Jewish community centers are being vandalized and receiving bomb threats and President Donald Trump seeks to restrict…
Appeals Court Rules Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Not Prohibited
An appeals court recently excluded sexual orientation discrimination from protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but employers should continue to investigate and not tolerate such…
In Focus: State Lawmakers Debate More Paid-Sick-Leave Bills
Federal law doesn't require employers to offer workers paid sick leave, but states and cities across the country have been approving—or at least considering—laws that obligate employers to provide such…