Because federal law generally does not regulate firearms in the workplace, employers must know whether they operate in a state that has a workplace gun law and whether any specific requirements or exceptions apply to their business.
During the last several years, more than 20 states have enacted “Parking Lot” or…
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| Jury Awards $72 Million in Talc-related Cancer Case in St. Louis By Jen Dlugosz Last week, a St. Louis jury awarded $72 million to the family of a victim who alleged that her ovarian cancer was caused by personal use talcum powder. The plaintiff alleged that the decedent used Johnson |
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Hoverboards swept the holiday gift market for kids in 2015 but also made news after claims that they were catching on fire. Predictably, the internet was flooded with videos of hoverboards in flames. The technology and the fires caught the collective attention of not only consumers and the media but also that of Underwriters Laboratories…
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced nine (9) recalls during the week of February 15, 2016. The announcements include two different recalls on the basis of the potential for exposure to mold. The following is a list of those recalls with links to the respective announcements from CPSC.
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On February 3, 2016, Husch Blackwell Labor and Employment attorneys Terry Potter and Robert Rojas presented a webinar on Workplace Safety vs. Workplace Gun Rights. The webinar focused on the legal landscape of current gun legislation, how certain legislation affects employers and the workplace, and how to minimize any risks associated with that legislation. Specifically, the presentation covered state-specific parking lot laws and posting requirements, both of which regulate where and how an employer may prohibit weapons on its property. Parking lot laws make it illegal for employers to prohibit the possession of firearms in personal vehicles on employer-owned property while posting laws require employers to use certain signage to notify employees, customers, and others that firearms are prohibited inside an employer’s buildings or worksite.
Husch Blackwell’s Grant Leach and Cortney Morgan attended a lunch meeting on February 16, 2016 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in D.C. where the Cuban minister of trade, Rodrigo Malmierca, was the keynote speaker. During a break in the lunch, a reporter from McClatchey interviewed Grant for this article.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced six (6) recalls during the week of February 8, 2016. The announcements include a recall of propane gas which lacked sufficient odorant to warn consumers of a leak. The following is a list of those recalls with links to the respective announcements from CPSC.
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On February 11, 2016, H.R. 4441 – the Aircraft Innovation Reform and Reauthorization Act (“AIRR Act”) passed out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (“T&I Committee”). According to T&I Committee chairman, Representative Bill Shuster, “[t]he committee considered approximately 75 amendments during today’s meeting and more than half of them were approved.” Of the amendments…
As previously discussed here, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Industry Perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety Commission” on Wednesday, March 10, 2016. It is clear from a Background Memo published yesterday that the Committee intends to delve into some of the highest profile issues in the CPSC regulated community from recent years. The Committee also announced the witnesses testifying at the hearing as well as the topics that may be explored.
What’s required before you obtain a background check on a prospective employee? And what’s required before and after you take adverse action against a prospective employee based on the background check?
Joe Guffey discusses the do’s and don’ts of conducting employee background checks under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
