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Cannabis Legislation: Labor Rights and Equity

Jun 20, 2022 Eric Jang

The legal cannabis industry is currently one of the fastest-growing employers in the U.S. Since 2017, the number of Americans working with cannabis has grown each year by at least 27%. In just the last year alone, the industry grew by 33% and now employs up to 428,000 American workers. Part of the reason for […]

June 8, 2021
News & Commentary

Zachary Boullt

The Supreme Court has rejected Jade Thompson’s appeal claiming she has a First Amendment right not to be represented by a union. The appeal argued that the Court should overturn Minnesota State Board v. Knight to weaken public sector unions’ powers derived from exclusive representation. A federal appeals court had previously ruled against Thompson, despite […]

April 7, 2021
News & Commentary

Courtney Brunson

Three weeks after the deadline set by President Biden’s executive order on COVID-19 OSHA guidance, Bloomberg Law reported yesterday that Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has paused the release of the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard to “update [it] based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis and the latest information regarding the state of […]

Recreational Marijuana Use: When the Law Says Yes but the Job Says No

Mar 13, 2020 Rylee Pinter

While eleven states have legalized recreational marijuana and thirty-three have legalized medical marijuana, federal law stands to the contrary. The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) criminalizes the use of marijuana as a federal schedule 1 substance. This tension between federal and state law has created an unpredictable landscape for employees who use marijuana. As Amy Mauer […]

A Changing Landscape for Marijuana in the Workplace

Jun 10, 2019 Amy Maurer

While 33 states have legalized medical marijuana, the drug remains illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Under the CSA, the possession, distribution, manufacture, and sale of marijuana are illegal. As the number of states with medical marijuana laws has grown, courts are forced to reckon with questions around conflicting state and federal laws. Medical marijuana […]

April 12, 2019
News & Commentary

Bibeka Shrestha

Uber acknowledged Thursday in a filing for its initial public offering that classifying its drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors, would require a fundamental shift in the ride-hailing app’s business model. Uber currently classifies its drivers as independent contractors, which excuses the company from providing benefits, overtime pay, and a slew of worker protections reserved […]

September 9, 2018
News & Commentary

Jenny Braun

Elon Musk, Tesla, Inc.’s CEO, has been no stranger to scrutiny. But a recent appearance on a radio show has exacerbated concerns that Musk is unfit to lead the automobile company, all while infuriating lower-level workers who have been held to far higher standards for their personal conduct. When Musk smoked marijuana on the live […]

May 6, 2018
News & Commentary

Jenny Braun

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas Homan is retiring in June, but continues to escalate worksite enforcement efforts. Homan appears to be delivering on his promise last fall to oversee a four or fivefold rise in rates of workplace immigration enforcement, Bloomberg Law reports. In January ICE introduced a steeper penalty scheme for employers’ […]

March 25, 2018
News & Commentary

Melissa Greenberg

Earlier this week, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. government to consider enacting tariffs against China and to publish a proposed list of the goods that will be subject to protective tariffs within 15 days. There will be a 30 day notice and comment period after the list of goods is published. […]

May 29, 2017
News & Commentary

Jyoti Jasrasaria

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced legislation on Thursday to promote innovative ways to offer portable benefits to workers engaged in temporary, contract, or on-demand work. The Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act would establish a $20 million grant fund for states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations that design, implement, and […]

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