The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has held that workers in the marijuana industry are not automatically excluded from coverage under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") just because they are employed in an industry that is illegal...
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Month: September 2019
Toolkit for Dealing with Opioid Abuse in the Workplace Released by National Safety Council
The impact of the opioid crisis in the workplace is significant; an estimated seventy five percent of employers report having had to address an opioid-related issue at work. Opioid use affecting the workplace has a variety of legal implications that employers need to...
West Virginia Case Reinforces that an Employee’s General Managerial Skills are Not a Protectable Interest Sufficient to Justify a Restrictive Covenant
In West Virginia, an inherently reasonable restrictive covenant is presumptively enforceable if the employer can show that it has interests requiring protection from the employee. In other words, a reasonable geographic scope and duration are not enough. Examples of...
Pennsylvania Federal Court Recognizes “Constructive Demotion” as a Type of Adverse Employment Action
In the employment law context, you've probably heard of constructive discharge as a type of adverse employment action. A constructive discharge occurs when an employer's actions make an employee's working conditions so unpleasant and difficult that a reasonable person...
