New Jersey’s Expansive Recreational Marijuana Law Includes Nondiscrimination Protection
A few weeks ago, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization
House Democrats Begin Moving Legislative Wish List With Passage of “Equality Act”
As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives has again passed and sent to the Senate one of the Democratic majority’s
Congress Approves Whistleblower Protections for Reporting Criminal Antitrust Violations
Despite a Congress as polarized as ever, there are some legislative issues that do enjoy bipartisan support, including protecting employee
House Votes To Decriminalize Marijuana
The lame duck House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, a bill
Workplace Policy Legislation May Be Major Issue for Congress in 2021
The 2018 national elections gave the Democrats majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in
October 2020 State Law Update
We are pleased to present the latest edition in our state law update series, a service we provide on a
House of Representatives, With Large Bipartisan Majority, Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnancy-related limitations, unless
Monthly Update of Recently Enacted Workplace-Related State and Local Compliance Developments
We are pleased to present the latest edition in our state update memo series, a service we provide on a
Monthly Update of Recently Enacted Workplace-Related State and Local Compliance Developments
In the four weeks since our last update, state and local governments have continued to respond to the coronavirus pandemic
Recently-Issued DOL Regs, IRS Guidance Provide Clarification on New Coronavirus Temporary Paid Leave Programs, But Many Questions Remain
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations implementing two new temporary paid leave programs that were included in