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The November 2016 election is now about a year and a half in the past. In that election, Arkansas voters approved Amendment 98 to the Arkansas Constitution that permitted use of medical marijuana in certain instances.

By Allison C. Pearson On June 14, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release stating that it had filed seven lawsuits against various employers across the country for harassment. The EEOC stated that the suits “should reinforce to employers that harassment — on all bases — is a violation of federal law.”

Arkansas Rule of Civil Procedure 4 governs service of the summons and complaint necessary to begin any lawsuit. The rule specifies who can accept service and how the summons and complaint must be served. On June 21, 2018, the Arkansas Supreme Court approved significant amendments to Rule 4 that are set to go into effect on January 1, 2019.

Class action lawsuits allow large groups of plaintiff’s to bring their claims together in a single lawsuit. In the realm of employment law, employees may bring class action suits for claims of systemic harassment, discrimination or unequal pay.

Attorney Katelyn M. Eaves has been elected to serve as President of the Benton County Bar Association. Katie, who will begin her role on July 1, 2018, has served as the organization’s Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer in previous years.

Jamie Jones graduated earlier today from the Leadership Greater Little Rock program. Jamie, who served as social chair for her class, is one of the 55 graduates in the class of XXXIII.

A June 15, 2018 notice from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. suggests that the Food and Drug Administration may have won the first round of a debate about who should regulate meat and poultry products grown in laboratories rather than on farms.