Based on two Commonwealth Court decisions filed on March 17, 2023, medical marijuana is now medical treatment covered by the PA Workers’ Compensation Act (WC Act), and failure to pay is a violation of the Act, with up to 50%...more
n January 2020, we reported on a groundbreaking New Jersey Superior Court decision. On April 13, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s decision in Hager v. M&K Construction that required New Jersey...more
Like other jurisdictions, the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) is not very clear about an employer’s obligation to provide medical marijuana to its employees as a workers’ compensation medical benefit. However,...more
In a groundbreaking decision, the New Jersey Superior Court decided the outcome of the confusing dispute between federal and state medical marijuana laws when it comes to paying for medical marijuana as a workers’...more
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