Tag Archives: Employers

Philadelphia Enacts Ordinance Banning Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing

By Christian White and Saima Sheikh on January 13, 2022 Posted in Marijuana

As of Jan. 1, 2022, employers in the City of Brotherly Love are prohibited from requiring job applicants to undergo pre-employment drug testing for marijuana use. The ordinance, referred to as the Prohibition on Testing for Marijuana as a Condition for Employment (Phila. Code § 9-5500), makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, … Continue Reading

Powerball for H-1B Visas

By Alan deVries and BakerHostetler on January 24, 2016 Posted in Immigration

Lottery mania has been sweeping the nation as Powerball winnings exceeded $1 billion for the first time. For highly skilled foreign nationals and the employers who desire to employ them, a different kind of lottery mania is mounting in advance of April 1, 2016, when the H-1B visa filing window opens for fiscal year 2017. … Continue Reading