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“Times They Are [Still] a-Changin'”: The Developing Landscape of Marijuana Legalization in Nevada and What This Means for Nevada Employers
As we reported last year, “Times They Are a-Changin’” . However, given the monumental shift in public perceptions of cannabis, the Nevada legislature has followed suit and has now taken a giant step further into the marijuana morass. As a … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Hiring, Nevada, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Drug Testing, Employees, Job Applicants, Nevada, Policy
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Paid Parental Leave for Employees? Make Sure This Benefit is Truly Gender Neutral
A recent settlement between the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) and a national employer highlights the importance of ensuring that paid parental leave benefits provided by employers are not just written in a gender neutral policy, but also administered on … Continue reading
Employment Handbooks and Confidentiality
Employers frequently ask if they can maintain rules requiring employees to keep the contents of their employment handbooks confidential. In a recent memorandum, the General Counsel (GC) (Division of Advice) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concludes that such rules … Continue reading
Posted in Confidentiality, Handbook, NLRA, NLRB
| Tagged Division of Advice, GC, Handbook, Manual, Memorandum, Policy, Restrictions
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100 Percent Healed Policies – One of the EEOC’s Enforcement Priorities
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is cracking down on employers for maintaining leave policies that the EEOC deems a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). These so-called “100 percent healed” policies require an employee returning from medical … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, EEOC, Reasonable Accommodation
| Tagged Disability, Employees, Policy, Reasonable Accommodation
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NLRB’s Email Rule May Be Coming to an End
In its 2014 decision Purple Communications Inc. and Communication Workers of America, the NLRB ruled that employees could generally use employers’ email systems to organize or engage in other concerted activities protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Labor, NLRA, NLRB, Unions
| Tagged Company Email, Labor, NLRA, NLRB, Policy, Protected Communications, Protected Concerted Activity, Purple Communications, Section 7
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New Jersey Joins The Paid Sick Time Movement
On May 2, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed bill making New Jersey the 10th state to require employers to provide paid sick leave for employees. The law, which takes effect on October 29, 2018, requires employers to give workers one hour … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Sick Leave
| Tagged Local Ordinances, Local Regulation, New Jersey, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time, Paid Time Off, Phil Murphy, Policy
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Arbitration Agreement Contained in Employee Handbook and Signed During Pending Class Action Is Invalid
On April 20, 2018, the California Court of Appeal, in the case Nguyen v. Inter-Coast International Training, Inc., held that an arbitration agreement contained in an employee handbook was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable. In that case, after a wage … Continue reading
Posted in California, Class Action, Pay
| Tagged Agreement, Arbitration, California Court of Appeal, Employment Arbitration Agreements, Handbook, Policy, Unconscionable, Wage & Hour, Wage Discrimination, Wages
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