Nathaniel M. Glasser

Firm/Organization: Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Blogs: Financial Services Employment Law, Health Employment and Labor, Hospitality Labor and Employment Law, Management Memo, Retail Labor and Employment Law, Technology Employment Law, Wage and Hour Defense Blog

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Health Employment and Labor

New Jersey Enacts Broad Employment Protections for Registered Medical Cannabis Users

By Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Dadika, Maxine Neuhauser & Anastasia A. Regne on July 11, 2019

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On July 2, 2019, New Jersey joined Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, New York City, and Oklahoma in enacting employment protections for authorized users of medical cannabis. New Jersey’s new medical cannabis law (“Law”), which became effective upon signing by Governor Phil Murphy, amends the state’s Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (“CUMCA”),[1] N.J.S.A. 24:61-2, et seq. Among other measures, the Law prohibits employers from taking an adverse employment action against a…

Health Employment and Labor

Nevada Becomes First State to Prohibit Rejection of Applicants Testing Positive for Marijuana

By Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Dadika, Steven M. Swirsky, Michael F. McGahan & Anastasia A. Regne on July 1, 2019

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On June 5, 2019, Governor Steve Sisolak of Nevada signed AB 132 (the “Law”), which prohibits employers from declining to hire a prospective employee based on pre-employment marijuana drug tests. On the heels of a new New York City law which prohibits employers from requiring pre-employment drug testing for marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (the active ingredient in marijuana), Nevada is now the first state to prohibit employers from using pre-employment drug tests to screen out applicants…

Technology Employment Law

Companies Using Video Interviewing Beware: New Obligations for Positions Based in Illinois

By Adam S. Forman, Nathaniel M. Glasser & Matthew Savage Aibel on June 11, 2019

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Increasingly companies are using third-party digital hiring platforms to recruit and select job applicants. These products, explicitly or implicitly, promise to reduce or eliminate the bias of hiring managers in making selection decisions. Instead, the platforms grade applicants based on a variety of purportedly objective factors. For example, a platform may scan thousands of resumes and select applicants based on education level, work experience, or interests, or rank applicants based on their performance on an…

Technology Employment Law

Summer Networking Events: Workplace Harassment Can Happen Outside the Workplace

By Frances L. Kenajian & Nathaniel M. Glasser on May 16, 2019

With warmer weather quickly approaching, many employers are beginning to schedule happy hours, parties, softball games, and other off-site events that employees (and interns) look forward to attending. However, at offsite work events, employees might forget—or might not realize in the first place—that they are still in a workplace setting. This could result in unwelcome behavior, such as sexual harassment, which could leave an employer open to liability. Under federal law, as well…

Hospitality Labor and Employment Law

Summer Networking Events: Workplace Harassment Can Happen Outside the Workplace

By Frances L. Kenajian & Nathaniel M. Glasser on May 16, 2019

Health Employment and Labor

NYC Bill Banning Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing Becomes Law

By Nathaniel M. Glasser, Lauri F. Rasnick, Michael F. McGahan, Steven M. Swirsky, Amanda M. Gómez & Anastasia A. Regne on May 15, 2019

As we previously reported, on April 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed Int. 1445-A, which prohibits employers from pre-employment drug testing for marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (“THC,” the active ingredient in marijuana). On May 10, 2019, Int. 1445-A became law by operation of the New York City legislative process, which automatically made the bill law after 30 days without action by Mayor de Blasio. The law becomes effective May 10, 2020, giving…

Health Employment and Labor

Recent Illinois Act Requires Health Care Providers to Institute Violence Prevention Measures

By Nathaniel M. Glasser, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Erica McKinney on February 6, 2019

Health care providers and custodial agencies operating in Illinois are now subject to new obligations under the Health Care Violence Prevention Act (210 ILCS 160/1 et seq.)(“HCVPA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2019. The HCVPA, which was enacted in response to two 2017 incidents involving inmates who assaulted hospital nurses, seeks to reduce the growing rates of violence against health care workers. The HCVPA establishes both preventive and curative measures to…

Technology Employment Law

Illinois Supreme Court Declares “Aggrieved” Under BIPA Includes Those with No Injury

By Adam S. Forman, Nathaniel M. Glasser & Matthew Savage Aibel on January 29, 2019

As we previously reported, since 2017 employees have filed dozens of employment class actions claiming violations of Illinois’ 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). In short, BIPA protects the privacy rights of employees, customers, and others in Illinois against the improper collection, usage, storage, transmission, and destruction of biometric information, including biometric identifiers, such as retina or iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, and scans of face or hand geometry. Before collecting such biometric information,…

Health Employment and Labor

Marijuana Legalization Takes Another Step Forward in 2018 Elections

By Nathaniel M. Glasser & Paulina Grabczak on December 20, 2018

In the November 2018 mid-term elections, state ballot measures for the legalization of marijuana were approved in three states – Michigan, Missouri, and Utah – and rejected in one state – North Dakota. Michigan Michigan is now the 10th state in the country to legalize the recreational use of marijuana under certain conditions. Michigan residents approved Proposal 1, allowing for recreational marijuana to be consumed, purchased, or cultivated by those 21 and over. The…

Health Employment and Labor

Mixed Results for Employers on Marijuana – Two Federal Courts Refuse to Find State Marijuana Laws Preempted by Federal Law

By Nathaniel M. Glasser on December 18, 2018

Two recent federal cases illustrate why employers – even federal contractors – must be cognizant of relevant state-law pronouncements regarding the use of marijuana (i.e., cannabis) by employees. While one case found in favor of the employer, and the other in favor of the employee, these decisions have emphasized that state law protections for users of medical marijuana are not preempted by federal laws such as the Drug-Free Workplace Act (DFWA). Employers must craft a…

Nathaniel M. Glasser

New Jersey Enacts Broad Employment Protections for Registered Medical Cannabis Users

Nevada Becomes First State to Prohibit Rejection of Applicants Testing Positive for Marijuana

Companies Using Video Interviewing Beware: New Obligations for Positions Based in Illinois

Summer Networking Events: Workplace Harassment Can Happen Outside the Workplace

Summer Networking Events: Workplace Harassment Can Happen Outside the Workplace

NYC Bill Banning Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing Becomes Law

Recent Illinois Act Requires Health Care Providers to Institute Violence Prevention Measures

Illinois Supreme Court Declares “Aggrieved” Under BIPA Includes Those with No Injury

Marijuana Legalization Takes Another Step Forward in 2018 Elections

Mixed Results for Employers on Marijuana – Two Federal Courts Refuse to Find State Marijuana Laws Preempted by Federal Law

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