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Marijuana is Legal in My State: What Should HR Professionals Do to Prepare?

Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form, including four states that allow for recreational use. In Alaska, adults 21 or older can now transport, buy or possess up to an ounce of…

Ohio Employers’ Ability to Fire Medical Marijuana Users Irks Some Legislators

The Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana bill and the next morning, a Quinnipiac University poll showed 9 in 10 Ohioans support marijuana as medicine. Marijuana has momentum, and the House addressed some of the…

4 Things Employers Should Know About Marijuana and the Workplace

With marijuana now slowly being legalized in more states, employers should now become aware of their rights and obligations about marijuana in the workplace. Here are four things they need to bear in mind 1 -- Employers have the option…

4 Things Employers Should Know About Marijuana and the Workplace

With marijuana now slowly being legalized in more states, employers should now become aware of their rights and obligations about marijuana in the workplace. Here are four things they need to bear in mind: 1 -- Employers have the option…

Are You Violating Immigration Laws?

Many employers are not aware of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The act requires employers to verify that newly hired employees provide valid documentation verifying their identity and legal eligibility to work in the United States. The…

How Pennsylvania Employers Deal With Workers Using Medical Marijuana

April 25, 2016
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The Pennsylvania House and Senate have been abuzz in the last few weeks with SB3, the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act, which was signed into law. Why is the Medical Marijuana Act important to Pennsylvania employers and employment law attorneys? Because…

Here They Come: Witlon, Inc.

What do you get when you combine payroll management, staffing and HR, accounting, compliance and marketing, construction and maintenance services, lighting, energy, HVAC and security solutions, plus any other service that Producers, Processors and Retailers (PPRs) absolutely need to compete…

How is HR responding to marijuana legalization?

Because federal law still prohibits all marijuana use, employers need not worry about lawsuits over their pot rules, according to Kathryn Russo, an attorney with Jackson Lewis in Long Island, New York. “Many medical marijuana laws explicitly provide that employers…

Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

“Feeling pinned down?” read the message targeted at Pinterest employees. “This place driving you mad?” asked the clever riff aimed at Uber workers. If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale…

Is A Happy Workplace One Of Your Core Values?

By Ron Thomas "Everyone always ask me could they transfer into my department. When I ask why they tell me that ‘it just looks like you guys have so much fun: laughing, hanging out together, and it is just looks…

Panel Warns That Medical Marijuana Poses a Workplace Problem in Nevada

Lack of clarity in Nevada’s medical marijuana law opens the door for litigation over employer requirements to accommodate workers who use medicinal marijuana, lawyers told a state advisory panel Wednesday. Edwin Keller Jr. and Robert Spretnak, labor and employment law…

Hiring Tips from Pure Green PDX

Sooner or later every business has to hire employees. While this may be a sign of growth and prosperity, it brings significant challenges as well. It can be incredibly difficult to find the perfect (or even good enough) person, one…

Are You Focused On The Right Things With Your Workforce?

March 9, 2016
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By Mel Kleiman Where is your focus? Is it on staving off the impacts of the economy and/or the competition instead of on what you can do to improve the experiences of your customers and your employees? If so, to really…

How to Prevent Top Talent From Leaving Your Small Business

Pay raises typically provide a temporary benefit and don’t always address the root cause of why employees decide to leave. But there are a variety of other methods to retain talent. According to the most recent “ADP National Employment…

Affordable Care Act Reporting is Here (But May be a Little Late…)

The Affordable Care Act requires “applicable large employers” (generally, employers with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time employee equivalents) to provide individual statements to their full-time employees and to report to the IRS certain information about their employer-sponsored health…