Amendment 3 was officially added to Missouri’s Constitution on Thursday, December 8, legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 years of age or older and simultaneously creating legal protections for people who hold medical marijuana cards and test positive for marijuana. This amendment does not limit these protections exclusively to people who hold Missouri medical cards—it […]
On September 6, 2022, the NLRB issued a proposed series of new rules on “joint employer” status that will make it easier for the Board and labor unions to have two separate employers classified as “joint employers.” The actual document (scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on September 7) is 70 pages long, […]
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When President Biden was on the campaign trail, he promised that he would be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” He was not kidding. The PRO Act has passed the House. While it is still too early to tell if the PRO Act will make it through the Senate – and, if it does, […]
On March 7, 2019, U.S. Department of Labor issued its much-anticipated proposed overtime rule raising the salary-level threshold for exempt employees from the current $23,660 to $35,308. If the Rule becomes effective, employees currently classified as “exempt” but making less than $35,308 will be reclassified as nonexempt and therefore eligible for overtime pay. In evaluating […]
On February 19, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed amendments to the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (IMWL) into law, increasing the state minimum wage in stages from the current $8.25 to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2025. While this action was anticipated, Employers should not overlook other important changes to the IMWL. Damages recoverable by […]
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