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Mail or In-Person Voting? The NLRB Issues Guidance on Representation Elections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As with many other facets of life, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handles representation cases. This week, in Aspirus Keweenaw & Michigan Nurses Ass’n, Petitioner, 370 NLRB No. 45 (2020), the NLRB adopted a … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, NLRB, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elections, NLRB, Unions
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Let’s Stay Out of the Weeds – Arizona’s Recreational Marijuana Proposition
This November, Arizona voters will decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. One burning question for employers: How does this impact operations? We consider some of the issues here.
Posted in Arizona, Immigration, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Arizona Drug Testing of Employees Act, Drug Testing, Immigration, Medical Marijuana, Prop. 207, Recreational Marijuana
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President Trump’s Four Executive Actions Extend Certain Coronavirus Relief Programs, but Create Legal Uncertainty
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued four executive actions–one executive order and three Presidential Memoranda–aimed at extending various coronavirus relief programs that have already expired, or are set to expire, in the absence of congressional action. These executive actions … Continue reading
A Roadmap to Reopening or Resuming Business in the Midst of a Pandemic
As businesses begin to contemplate reopening, what will be the expected norms for employees, vendors, customers, and visitors? Click here for more information.
Furloughs, Reductions in Force, and Alternatives to Consider
The unprecedented steps our society is taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will unfortunately take its toll on some employers, their employees and families. With public health authorities in California issuing shelter-in-place orders and the prospect of significant relief … Continue reading
Posted in Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Furlough, Reduction in Force, Temporary Layoff, Work Share
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Looking to 2020: Marijuana and More Changes at the State and Local Level
Over the last decade, the proliferation of state and local laws regulating employers has exploded. Whether it is minimum wage increases or salary history bans, the number of issues being addressed on a state and local level is unprecedented. But … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Handbook
| Tagged Drug Testing, Medical Marijuana, Policy, Recreational Marijuana
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The EEOC Releases Enforcement and Litigation Data for Fiscal Year 2018
Yesterday, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its Enforcement and Litigation Data for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2018, which began October 1, 2017 and ended September 30, 2018. According to the data, the EEOC received 76,418 charges of … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, EEOC
| Tagged #metoo, discrimination, EEOC charge, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII
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Let’s Get Out of the Weeds: Understanding Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Laws
Can an employer terminate the employment of a medical marijuana cardholder who tests positive after a work-related injury? A recent decision tackles this question and represents a first look at the legal issues under Arizona’s medical marijuana law. Employers and their … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Discrimination
| Tagged Arizona Civil Rights Act, Arizona Drug Testing of Employees Act, Disability, discrimination, Medical Marijuana
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Voting on Marijuana in 2018: Medical or Recreational?
Will a marijuana issue be on your ballot this year? The state-by-state approach to medical and recreational marijuana means voters in at least four states will consider revisions to their laws on marijuana. For employers with nationwide workforces or employees … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Hiring, Utah
| Tagged Ballot, Ballot Initiative, Cannabas, Dispensary, Drug Testing, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Recreational Marijuana, Vote
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EEOC Charges in Decline
Have a strengthening economy and declining unemployment numbers led to a decline in EEOC charges? The most recent data strongly suggests a correlation between a tight labor market and the number of EEOC charges. This week the EEOC released statistics … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, EEOC
| Tagged EEOC charge, Race, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII
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