Policies and Practices

NLRB General Counsel Releases Two New “Advice Memoranda” Addressing Application of New “Boeing Standard” to Workplace Rules

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has released several internal “Advice Memoranda,” two of

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OMB Puts Federal Agencies on Notice That Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents Are Now Subject to Greater Scrutiny Before They Are Issued

The Trump Administration is continuing to advance its regulatory reform agenda, even as public attention is primarily focused elsewhere. In

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Disability Ruling by First Circuit Concludes That Uniform Application of Attendance Policy Was Non-Discriminatory

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled recently that an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for

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Ruling by ALJ Gives First Glimpse as to How the NLRB’s New “Boeing Standard” Regarding Workplace Rules and Policies Is Going To Be Applied

In late 2017, the new Republican majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in an important ruling involving The

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Rapid Proliferation of State Marijuana Use Laws Is Having Growing “Drug-Free Workplace” Implications

As of this writing, there are 33 states and the District of Columbia that now have laws permitting the use

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Most Recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health Shows Increase in Illicit Drug Use by Full-Time Workers

Monthly use of illicit drugs by full-time employed (FTE) U.S. workers increased in 2017, according to the latest findings contained

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“Spoliation” Ruling by Tenth Circuit Declines To Find Adverse Inference Against Employer for Missing Hiring Notes

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has rejected a request by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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Attorney General Sessions Reverses Obama-Era “Hands-Off” Policy Regarding Federal Marijuana Enforcement, Just as California’s Recreational Use Law Goes Into Effect

U.S. Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions has issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors announcing that going forward, the Department

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