By Kristina M. Launey and Myra B. Villamor
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs who pursued numerous web accessibility actions under Title III of the ADA are now using website accessibility to test the limits of a different area of law – employment law – California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Over the past few years, we have frequently written about the proliferation
Continue Reading Beyond Title III: Website Accessibility Lawsuits Filed Alleging Inaccessible Online Employment Applications
By Anthony Califano, Ariel D. Cudkowicz, John Ayers-Mann, and Frederick T. Smith
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 23, 2017, in Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Co., a Rhode Island Superior Court issued a unique decision regarding employer obligations to medical marijuana users.
The Judge who penned the decision began his analysis by quoting a 1967 lyric from
Continue Reading Refusal To Hire Medical Pot Users Just Got Riskier–At Least In Rhode Island
By Caitlyn Crisp and Michael Cross
Seyfarth Synopsis: California voters gave the green light to recreational use of marijuana with the passage of Prop 64. Marijuana users may have felt like they struck Acapulco Gold, but a review of the law on drug testing in the workplace may turn out to be a buzzkill.
When can an employer drug
Continue Reading Marijuana at Work: Testing of (and for) Mary Jane