Investigation of Employee Harassment Claims
The recent media attention to claims of sexual harassment has highlighted the duty of employers to prevent and resolve harassment claims in the workplace. Employers should be prepared to properly handle workplace harassment claims. These claims include not only sexual harassment, but harassment…
Supreme Court Upholds Lawfulness of Class and Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
Monday, the Supreme Court held in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis that class and collective action waivers in arbitration agreements are lawful and must be enforced under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The Court reasoned that neither the FAA’s saving clause nor the National Labor Relations Act…
Arkansas Medical Marijuana: Key Employment Law Issues for Petroleum Marketing Operations
January 18, 2018
by Walter G. Wright
My law firm colleague Nate Read and myself authored an article for the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association publication The Canopy titled: Arkansas Medical Marijuana: Key Employment Law Issues for Petroleum Marketing Operations (“Article”) Arkansas passage of the Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016…