Having more employees could trigger becoming subject to federal and state employment laws that you’ve been exempt from until now. Barbara Weltman shares trigger points, thresholds and steps to take to ensure compliance with federal law. State laws may have different requirements. Source: Big Ideas for Small Business, February 28, 2023. Link. … [Read more...]
Consistency critical to manage marijuana and workplace policies
Maintaining a drug-free workplace increasingly challenges employers. While marijuana remains a Schedule I illegal drug at the federal level, medical marijuana is legal in 38 states with recreational use legal in 21 of those states. Choosing an approach to marijuana testing can only be successfully defended if it is consistently enforced and well-known to employees. Adequate … [Read more...]