USA: Protection from Discrimination to Breastfeeding Mothers

New Jersey has introduced new employment rights for breastfeeding mothers in the workplace, requiring employers of all sizes to provide employees with time and space to express breast milk. Workplace Protections for Breastfeeding Mothers On 8 January 2018, New Jersey became the 18th US state to enact civil rights protection for breastfeeding mothers. New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination now expressly prohibits discrimination or retaliation by…

USA: Employment law and marijuana

Some parts of the US have already fully legalised the use of marijuana, others are allowing for medicinal use, while still others are holding on to full prohibition [see map below]. This article discusses the potential workplace safety and employment law consequences for employers of the proposed legalisation of recreational marijuana in New Jersey. What’s happening in the state of New Jersey is fairly typical…