Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We start off with an amendment to federal legislation that would protect state-legal cannabis programs. Then we move on to the states, where Mississippi is holding hearings on medical marijuana. Ohio’s legislature may take up adult-use legislation. Could North Carolina also get in on the action? And finally, there’s a restaurant where lobsters and cannabis mix.…

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While Its Appeal Remains Pending, the DOL Rescinds Its Joint Employer Rule as Inconsistent with the FLSA

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

July 29, 2021

By: Andrew McKinley and Eric Lloyd Seyfarth Synopsis: Today, the U.S. Department of Labor rescinded the final rule entitled “Joint Employment Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” more commonly known as the Joint Employer Rule. This alert provides an overview of the DOL’s action and its impact on employers. With the growth of the gig economy and in light of the varying standards that have developed among the courts in the over-80-years since the…

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Reminder — Webinar: The PBGC Interim Final Rule on Special Financial Assistance: What it Means for Multiemployer Plans and Participating Employers

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

July 29, 2021

Friday, July 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mountain 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific On July 9, 2021, the PBGC issued its interim final rule on ARPA’s Special Financial Assistance (“SFA”) Program for financially troubled multiemployer pension plans. The new regulations provide guidance on the application process for Special Financial Assistance and the related restrictions and requirements, including the priority in…

Employment Law Lookout

Time to Mask Up Again? CDC Revises Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

July 28, 2021

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By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, II. Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Ilana Morady, Patrick D. Joyce, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Matthew A. Sloan, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 27, 2021, the CDC revised its mask guidance in response to the burgeoning threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant, recommending that all individuals — including those who…

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Time to Mask Up Again? CDC Revises Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

July 28, 2021

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California’s Mandate: Give Me Vaccinations, Or Give Me Tests!

By Kelly A. Cohen & Geoffrey Westbrook

July 27, 2021

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 26, 2021, Governor Newsom, announced that California state workers and workers in “health care” and “high-risk congregate settings” will be mandated to either show proof of being fully vaccinated, or be tested for COVID-19 at least weekly. The mandate also encourages all local governments and other employers to adopt a similar protocol. The California Department of Public Health posted the details of the Order on July 27, 2021. On July 26,…

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Seyfarth Partners Join More Than 50 Lawyers Nationwide to Recommend to the White House and FTC that Regulation of Non-Competes Should Be Left to the States

By Robert B. Milligan, Katherine Perrelli & Erik Weibust

July 23, 2021

Along with 54 other lawyers and two paralegals from across the country, Seyfarth partners Kate Perrelli, Robert Milligan, and Erik Weibust recently signed a letter, penned by our friend Russell Beck, in response to President Biden’s July 9, 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, which we previously wrote about. The letter, which was sent to the White House and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on July 14, 2021,…

Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

Cardinal Sin – Construction Contractor’s Alleged Failure to Abate OSHA Citations Results in Big Penalties

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

July 23, 2021

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By Adam R. Young, Mark A. Lies, II, Daniel R. Birnbaum and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: By ignoring the terms of a settlement agreement it had with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), a New Jersey roofing contractor now faces more than $600,000 in penalties after numerous citations for allegedly failing to abate 2020 OSHA citations. Employers often receive OSHA citations. Any citation the employer receives must be “abated,” meaning that the…

The Blunt Truth

The Week in Weed: July 23, 2021

By Susan Ryan

July 22, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Illinois’ license lottery has some ups and downs. There’s talk of a referendum on marijuana legalization in Maryland. Lawmakers introduced a legalization bill in Ohio. On the federal level, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy opined on decriminalization. And finally, if cannabis newsletters were movie characters, which characters would they be? illinois It’s been a while since we’ve…

Employment Law Lookout

American Companies Face Considerable Risks Implementing Their Diversity Plans Abroad

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

July 22, 2021

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By Erin Hawthorne, Tessa Cranfield, and Daniel E. Waldman Seyfarth Synopsis: For a variety of historical and social reasons, US law permits (and in some cases requires) employers to affirmatively track and provide opportunity to historically underrepresented groups in the workplace. Companies are permitted to (and in some cases must) gather data from candidates and employees regarding their identification with a protected group, so long as they are sufficiently qualified for the position. …

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The Week in Weed: July 30, 2021

While Its Appeal Remains Pending, the DOL Rescinds Its Joint Employer Rule as Inconsistent with the FLSA

Reminder — Webinar: The PBGC Interim Final Rule on Special Financial Assistance: What it Means for Multiemployer Plans and Participating Employers

Time to Mask Up Again? CDC Revises Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals

Time to Mask Up Again? CDC Revises Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals

California’s Mandate: Give Me Vaccinations, Or Give Me Tests!

Seyfarth Partners Join More Than 50 Lawyers Nationwide to Recommend to the White House and FTC that Regulation of Non-Competes Should Be Left to the States

Cardinal Sin – Construction Contractor’s Alleged Failure to Abate OSHA Citations Results in Big Penalties

The Week in Weed: July 23, 2021

American Companies Face Considerable Risks Implementing Their Diversity Plans Abroad

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