Tag: employers

Georgia court rules against employers that deny transgender health coverage

June 17, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A federal court in Georgia ruled Thursday that employers who categorically exclude gender-affirming medical care from health insurance coverage violate federal law. Anna Lange, a transgender woman and sheriff’s deputy in Houston County, Georgia, sued in 2019 after she was denied coverage for a vaginoplasty in November 2018. The Sheriff’s Office provides health care coverage…

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CBD Oil Discrimination Case Highlights Challenges Employers Face With Drug Tests for Marijuana

May 29, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Under federal law, marijuana is still an illegal, Schedule 1 drug. This means that employers do not need to accommodate medical marijuana use under the ADA, even if marijuana is decriminalized or legalized under state law. CBD oil is a substance derived from the hemp plant, contains low levels of THC, and is legal. What…

Vaping in the Workplace – What employers need to consider

May 23, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Vaping has become extremely popular in recent years, particularly among younger generations (18 – 25 years old). Unlike cigarettes which have a natural “end point” once the cigarette has been consumed, vaporisers (commonly referred to as “vapes”) have no natural “end”. As a result of vapes being more readily accessible, their consumption indoors has become…