California Legislature Considers Beefing-Up Cal/OSHA’s Enforcement Powers
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The Week in Weed: April 16, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The big news this week is that New Mexico legalized adult-use marijuana. Mississippi’s medical cannabis program faces a state Supreme Court challenge. And South Dakota’s program is also having its day in court. Idaho may legalize hemp. And finally, Uber may get into the marijuana delivery business.
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New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)…
Seyfarth to Sponsor and Trade Secrets Partners to Present at the 2021 Sedona Conference on Developing Guidelines for Trade Secret Issues
Passport Rejected — A New Twist in the COVID-19 Passport Chapter
Policy Matters Podcast – Episode 14: The Future Is Here: The NLRB Plans to Vigorously Enforce Employee Rights
In this podcast episode, Ashley Cano, Partner in the Labor and Employment department of Seyfarth’s Chicago office, and John Phillips, Senior Associate in the firm’s Houston office, discuss the National Labor Relations Board’s changing view of the scope of protected concerted activity.
With a new Acting General Counsel in charge at the NLRB, the Board is already beginning to shift its focus and promote a more worker- and union-friendly agenda. On March 31st,…
EPA Issues 2021 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges
New York: Legalized Recreational Use of Cannabis & New Protections for Employees
On March 31, 2021, New York legalized the recreational use of cannabis, enacting “The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.”
This new law legalizes personal possession of cannabis, home cultivation of cannabis, and allows for the expungement of certain marijuana convictions. Importantly, it also modifies New York Labor Law to impose new restrictions on employers.
New York’s cannabis law provides employment discrimination protection for cannabis users. Cannabis use is now part of the “off-duty”…
11th Circuit to Employers: Heed Your FMLA Obligations
Positive Employer Risk Management: Ninth Circuit Approves ERISA Plan Forum Selection Clause
By Jules Levenson and Mark Casciari
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a decision with major significance for ERISA plans, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the validity of forum selection clauses in those plans.
ERISA is replete with details. Among them is the proper forum for litigation under the statute. ERISA lists multiple potential venues. The question then becomes whether an ERISA plan can mandate that litigation must be commenced in one of those…
Biden Administration Nominates CalOSHA Chief Doug Parker to Helm of Federal OSHA
