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March 19, 2024

Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests

In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana.

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March 19, 2024

Kentucky Takes Aim at “WOKE” in Higher Ed

On March 14, 2024, a bill to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in Kentucky’s public universities cleared the House by a vote of 68-18.

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March 19, 2024

British Columbia, Canada Appeal Court Rejects Employer’s Frustration Defence in Circumstances Connected to COVID-19

The Court of Appeal for British Columbia held employer could not use the frustration defence against an employee’s claim that she was wrongfully dismissed in circumstances connected to COVID-19.

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March 18, 2024

European Parliament Adopts the World’s First Comprehensive AI Law

On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”) by a sweeping majority. The AI Act will be the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence.

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March 18, 2024

USCIS to Implement Varying Filing Fees by Visa Category

In just two weeks, on April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement its new filing fee structure.

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March 18, 2024

New Oregon Law (Mostly) Aligns OFLA and Paid Leave Oregon to Prevent Employees from Stacking Leave Benefits

SB 1515, which the governor is expected to sign, provides some relief to employers under the state’s various leave laws by amending Paid Leave Oregon and the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) to better align.

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March 18, 2024

Foreign Language Business Meetings Not Unlawful Discrimination, Court Finds

Court rejected employee’s claims that permitting employees to speak only Japanese in business meetings, where individuals who do not speak Japanese are present and are without an interpreter, constitutes unlawful discrimination based on race/ethnicity.

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March 15, 2024

Preliminary Injunction Against Illinois Equivalent Benefits Law for Temporary Workers

On March 11, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that ERISA preempts Section 42 of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act.

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March 14, 2024

A Rocky Mountain Remix for Protected Concerted Activity: Colorado Adopts Rules for the Protections of Public Workers Act, Creating NLRA Section 7-Like Rights and Remedies

On February 26, 2024, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics adopted final rules for the Protections for Public Workers Act (PROPWA).

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March 14, 2024

Receipt of Perks Does Not Undermine “Volunteer” Status Under FLSA

Taking a “commonsense” approach, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that volunteers’ mere receipt of certain “perks” does not convert them to employees under the FLSA.

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