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Philadelphia Enacts Ordinance Banning Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing

By Christian White and Saima Sheikh on January 13, 2022 Posted in Marijuana

As of Jan. 1, 2022, employers in the City of Brotherly Love are prohibited from requiring job applicants to undergo pre-employment drug testing for marijuana use. The ordinance, referred to as the Prohibition on Testing for Marijuana as a Condition for Employment (Phila. Code § 9-5500), makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, … Continue Reading

BREAKING: OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate and Unionized Employer Bargaining Obligations

By Todd Dawson and Christian White on September 10, 2021 Posted in Biden Administration, OSHA

President Biden has just announced that he is tasking OSHA with implementing a new emergency rule mandating that employers with at least 100 employees either require their workforce to be vaccinated or require unvaccinated employees to produce a negative COVID-19 test every week. Details are still very scant, but it does not appear that the … Continue Reading

Pennsylvania Employers Beware: The State’s Highest Court Expands the Bounds of Compensable Time

By Christian White and Carlos Torrejon on July 22, 2021 Posted in Wage and Hour

In a 5-2 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that employers in the state must now pay employees for time spent on their premises when waiting for – and undergoing – required security searches. The court explained that this period of time, even if insubstantial, is compensable because it qualifies as “hours worked” under the … Continue Reading

Will the Supreme Court’s Decision Overturning California Union Access Regulation Be a Bonanza for Nonagricultural Employers?

By Todd Dawson and Christian White on July 13, 2021 Posted in California

In a significant victory for California agricultural employers, the Supreme Court recently held that California’s regulation requiring agricultural companies to permit union organizers on their property was an unconstitutional taking of private property without just compensation. Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, Case No. 20-107. The regulation permitted union organizers to remain on company property for … Continue Reading