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New Law Protecting Off-Duty Cannabis Use and Impacting Employer Drug Testing

Written By Chris Dolan and Vanessa Deniston This week’s question comes from Elaina, from San Mateo, CA, who asks: I am a regular recreational marijuana smoker. It reduces my anxiety, and I believe it would help me greatly when things get stressful at work. I don’t have a doctor’s authorization for medicinal marijuana, but I …

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Is An Employer Responsible for the Negligent Actions of an Employee?

Written By: Chris Dolan and Emile Davis This week’s question is from Tim from Oakland: I own a small business selling high end garage doors. Last Thursday, one of my employees got in a car accident on her way home from work.  She doesn’t always drive, but on Thursdays she has to go meet potential customers …

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Is a Trial the Same as An Arbitration?

Written By Chris Dolan and Carole Okolowicz This week’s question comes from John from San Francisco, who asks: What is the difference between having a trial versus going to mediation? Dear John, There are many ways to resolve a legal dispute, whether a lawsuit is filed or not. Most people have heard of a trial in …

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Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

Written By Mari Bandoma Callado August is National Breastfeeding Month (and includes World Breastfeeding Week – August 1 to 7). This month is dedicated to promoting advocacy and protection of breastfeeding to ensure that all families have the support they need and the opportunity to breastfeed. With all the obstacles that breastfeeding parents who return …

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Celebrating the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Dolan Law Firm

By: Mari Bandoma Callado, Eric St. John & the Dolan Law Firm DE&I Committee 32 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, making it unlawful for private employers, state/local governments, employment agencies, labor organizations, and labor-management committees to discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. Under the ADA, employers with fifteen …

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