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House Bill 1460 filed yesterday by Representatives Carlton Wing and Doug House impacts the provisions related to employment within the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment. The bill adds some important clarifying definitions to the Amendment and provides employers with safe harbors to ensure a safe working environment for employees and the public. The bill was referred to the Committee on House Rules and awaits further action.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark’s Labor and Employment practice group is monitoring several bills throughout the 91st General Assembly of the Arkansas State Legislature that could impact Arkansas employers if passed. Attorney H. Wayne Young provides a brief overview of House Bill 1126, House Bill 1021, Senate Bill 37 and Senate Bill 33.

In this month's issue of HR Professionals Magazine, employment law attorneys who were chosen as top attorneys by Best Lawyers and U.S. News were featured.

Wayne Young participated in a panel discussion regarding Arkansas medical marijuana law at last week's Central Arkansas Human Resources Association's monthly meeting.

Khayyam M. Eddings, a partner in the Labor and Employment Litigation Practice Group, recently presented at a National Business Institute seminar focused on Student Discipline in Schools.

A federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction yesterday blocking, on a nationwide basis, enforcement of the Department of Labor's new overtime regulations raising the minimum salary threshold for the white-collar exemptions. The regulations were set to go into effect December 1, 2016. This alert explains what the ruling means to local businesses.

Mid-South Super Lawyers named 34 Friday, Eldredge & Clark’s attorneys to their annual listing of top lawyers.