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’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations

By Vanessa C. Krumbein on December 15, 2022

Posted in California, California L&E Group, Compensation, coronavirus, COVID-19, drug testing, earned wages, Employee Benefits, Employer, Featured, GT Alert, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, Marijuana, Paid Leave, Privacy, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Retaliation, Return to Work, Sexual Harrassment, Sick Leave, State Law, Supreme Court, Unions, Wage & Hour, wages, WARN, Workplace, Workplace Safety

California employers know the holidays bring chilly nights (by California standards), holiday cheer, decked halls, and… ringing in the New Year with a host of new employment laws and compliance…

New California Legislation Will Not Allow Employers to Prohibit Off-the-Job Marijuana Use for Much Longer

By Philip Person on October 18, 2022

Posted in California, California L&E Group, drug testing, Employer, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, Marijuana

This blog post is a Q&A on California Assembly Bill-2188 – Discrimination in employment: use of cannabis.

When will AB 2188 go into effect?

AB 2188 was signed by…

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Cannabis and the Workplace: New York DOL Clears the Smoke with New Guidance

By Eric B. Sigda & Nicholas A. Corsano on October 28, 2021

Posted in drug testing, Employee Policies, Featured, GT Alert, Labor & Employment, Legalization of Marijuana, Marijuana, New York, New York Department of Labor, State Law

With an increasing number of states legalizing the use of recreational marijuana, employment laws are being enacted to address marijuana possession and use.¹ One such state is New York.
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Changes to Illinois Law Prohibit Salary History Inquiries and Impact Employer Drug Policies

By Howard L. Mocerf on August 27, 2019

Posted in drug testing, Employee Policies, GT Alert, Illinois, Labor & Employment, Legalization of Marijuana, Legislation, salary history

Several amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will become effective Sept. 29, 2019. The most significant of these amendments is a ban that prohibits inquiry into and the use…
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