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Archive for the ‘Employment’ category
Medical Marijuana/Cannabis and Employment Considerations
April 7, 2011Andrews v. Harrison Medical Center: Anti-Nepotism Policies
January 24, 2011New case discusses anti-nepotism policies and discrimination based upon marital status under Washington’s Law Against Discrimination.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
January 5, 2011The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) prohibits local government employers with 15 or more employees from requesting, requiring, or purchasing genetic information of an individual or family member of the individual, except as specifically allowed. A city should not assume that since cities rarely require genetic testing that these regulations have no application to [...]
Public Employees’ Privacy and Technology
June 29, 2010On June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in City of Ontario California v. Quon. Slip Op No. 08-1332. You may remember that the Ninth Circuit had found that a city’s discharge of a police officer for inappropriate use of a pager violated the employee’s privacy expectations. The [...]
K-9 UNITS — REASONABLE AGREEMENT SHIELDS EMPLOYER FROM OVERTIME LIABILITY
February 16, 2010A recent US District Court decision emphasized the role that agreements regarding K-9 reimbursement and stipends can play in avoiding overtime liability.
