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All Items: Workplace Rules

  • DOJ Shifts Approach to Medical Marijuana

    Date:
    April 24, 2026

    In a move with potentially significant implications for employers' approaches to drug testing, reasonable accommodation under the ADA and other workplace policies, the Department of Justice recently issued an order that reclassifies certain medical marijuana products as Schedule III controlled substances.

  • Lots of New Employment Laws Coming to Washington

    Date:
    March 16, 2026

    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed new laws involving employee microchips, domestic workers, wage-theft penalties and more.

  • NLRB Memo Signals Shift in Workplace Rule Enforcement

    Date:
    March 10, 2026

    An NLRB General Counsel memo signals a clear shift in how the agency will evaluate employer workplace rules, shifting to a more employer-friendly standard.

  • Maine Passes Employer Surveillance Law

    Date:
    January 26, 2026

    Business groups warned the new law could disrupt operations, limit oversight and compromise workplace investigations.

  • Washington Enacts Several New Employment Laws

    Date:
    May 20, 2025

    Bills signed into law by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson in the past week touch on immigration, recordkeeping, workplace violence and more.

  • Ohio Will Allow Employers to Post Some Notices Online

    Date:
    April 23, 2025

    A new law expected to take effect later this summer will give employers the option to post certain required notices online instead of in the physical workplace.

  • Nebraska Voters Decriminalize Medical Marijuana

    Date:
    November 7, 2024

    Nebraska employers may need to revise workplace drug policies following voter approval of a ballot initiative decriminalizing the use of medical marijuana.

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News: HR guidance on implementing work rules that effectively address employer objectives and provide employees and supervisors with guidance as to acceptable and unacceptable workplace conduct.