The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that employers may terminate employees for off-duty medical marijuana use. Coats v. Dish Network, LLC, 2015 CO 44 No. 13 SC394 (Colo. 2015).
Monthly Archives November 2015
The Florida Second District Court of Appeal recently enforced a restrictive covenant through a temporary restraining order (“TRO”). See Florida Digestive Health Specialist, LLP v. Colina, --- So.3d ----, 2015 WL 6874913 (Fla. 2d DCA Nov. 4, 2015). More specifically, the Second DCA found that a gastroenterologist was bound by a restrictive covenant, which limited how he could compete with…
On November 5th, the Southern District of Florida refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against JP Morgan Chase Bank by one of its former bank tellers. The plaintiff, a Brazilian citizen, alleged the Bank violated anti-discrimination and retaliation laws under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. He complained the Bank treated him differently than U.S. citizens and non-Brazilian employees and then fired…
As employers salute and honor veterans today, employers should also review whether they are doing all they can to guard against veteran discrimination. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) “protects members of the military from discrimination and retaliation in employment on the basis of their military service.” Wooldridge v. City of Melbourne, No. 6:14-cv-55-Orl-40TBS, 2015 WL 4250491,…
Across the country, students gain valuable experiences through internship programs before entering their respective workspaces. See Schumann v. Collier Anesthia, P.A., --- F.3d ----, 2015 WL 5297260, (11th Cir. Sept. 11, 2015) (“modern internships can play an important—indeed critical—role in preparing students for their chosen careers.”); see also Hollins v. Regency Corp., No. 13 C 07686, 2015 WL 6526964 (N.D. Ill.…
Seven of Shook’s offices received 21 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings and 42 total metropolitan rankings in the three-tiered list.
