Marijuana is Still Illegal: An Employment Law Perspective on Measure 91

In the waning days of the election, we were asked by employers, from an employment law perspective, what the passage of Measure 91, which legalizes recreational marijuana use in Oregon, would mean for their business and their drug policies.  With Tuesday night’s...

Are Potty Mouths Protected from Employers?

NLRB Rules that Cussing Out Employer May be OK by David Briggs Have you ever had an employee just lose his cool and lay into you with a profanity-laced tirade? Many employers who have had that pleasure have fired the insubordinate employees on the spot. In one of its...

Employment Law Updates for Summer 2014

Just as the temperatures really heated up this summer, so did new developments in Employment Law. With new Supreme Court cases, executive orders, local ordinances, and agency guidance, a lot happened this summer. Here is an overview from the summer of 2014 –  Saalfeld...