NYC Council Passes Ban on Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Marijuana, THC

Public attitudes toward marijuana use have shifted significantly in recent years. According to surveys performed by the Pew Research Center, roughly six in 10 Americans now believe marijuana use should be legal. At the very least, people no longer stigmatize the use of such drugs for medicinal or recreational purposes. Public

NY Court of Appeals Holds “Perceived” Alcoholism is Not a Disability Under NYC Law

A few months ago we discussed a pending disability discrimination lawsuit involving two former NYPD police officers who were falsely accused of suffering from alcoholism. The officers sued under New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), which prohibits any form of employment discrimination based on an “actual or perceived” disability. Yet this