LEGAL ISSUES
Cole Proposes Bill to Allow School Security Officers to Carry Nonlethal Weapons Civilian security personnel at public schools in the Fredericksburg area and statewide could carry stun guns and other nonlethal weapons if Del. Mark Cole gets his way. Cole, R–Spotsylvania
County, has introduced a bill for the upcoming General Assembly session that would allow school boards to equip security officers with stun guns, batons and spray devices such as Mace. The bill would not let those officers—who are employed by school systems, not sheriff‘s offices—have actual guns. ―I‘m not concerned about them having to Taser a student or something like that,‖ Cole said. ―I‘m concerned about an armed intruder.‖
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Michigan Protects Employers from Negligent Hiring and Retention Claims On January 1, a new Michigan law took effect to protect companies that hire ex-offenders who go on to cause damage or injury during the course of their employment. Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas recently passed similar laws. The Michigan law specifically provides that, in an action seeking damages for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death, a ―certificate of employability‖ may be introduced as evidence of an employer‘s due care in hiring or retaining an ex-offender (so long as the employer knew of the certificate at the time of the decision).
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NLRB Deems Employer Unlawfully Distributes a Workplace Violence Memo After Union Organizing Activity Your intentions may be pure, but your actions during or after union organizing activity could lead to your company running afoul of the National Labor Relations Act according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB emphasized this message in yet another 2-1 decision ruling that a nursing home employer‘s attempt to restore a harmonious workplace environment in posting a memorandum and workplace violence policy, following a union election and asking employees to treat each other with respect and dignity, was an unfair labor practice. Employers should carefully analyze its anticipated actions in the midst of union organizing activities and consult with experienced labor counsel.
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DRUG SCREENING Prescription Drug Abuse Down, but Heroin Use May Be on the Rise
Prescription drug abuse may be on the decline in the U.S. after two decades of steady growth, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine, but researchers caution that some users may have shifted to heroin use. Researchers examined data from five drug abuse
monitoring programs that combined assess hundreds of thousands of drug abuse patients. Researchers noted that since 2010 a wave of local and federal legislation has likely been effective in combating prescription drug abuse, but they warned that their data also points to another disturbing trend: heroin-related deaths more than doubled, according to the study.
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SCHOOL VIOLENCE NEWS - continued Guns on Campus Bill Clears First Hurdle in Florida – continued from page 4
weapons licenses to defend themselves and their fellow students. Steube said only 2,271 of the state‘s 21-year-olds have concealed-weapons licenses; no one under 21 is allowed to receive a permit. There are almost 1.2 million college students in Florida.
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