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Evolving Cannabis Law and Workers’ Compensation

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As our understanding of medicine evolves - alongside society’s increasingly relaxed attitude toward cannabis - it’s no surprise that corresponding adjustments are emerging in the field of workers’ compensation law....more

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Pennsylvania Court Holds Employer Must Reimburse Out-of-Pocket Costs For Medical Marijuana

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A Pennsylvania Court held that an employer violated the state Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA) by refusing to reimburse an employee for out-of-pocket medical marijuana expenses related to a workplace injury....more

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For PA Employers: Defense Against Medical Marijuana Goes Up in Smoke

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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

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Medical Marijuana, Workers’ Compensation, and the CSA: Hazy Outlook for Employers As States Wrestle With Cannabis Reimbursement as...

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While each state has its own unique workers’ compensation program, workers’ compensation generally requires employers to reimburse the reasonable medical expenses of employees who are injured at work. Depending on the injury,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Jersey: Medical Marijuana Costs Reimbursable in Workers’ Compensation Scenario

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Q: Is medical marijuana an expense reimbursable by the employer?...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - April 2021

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In this month’s update, state high courts consider reimbursement of defense costs, reimbursement of medical marijuana costs, and reimbursement of ransomware payments. Federal courts determine whether a debt collector is...more

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Medical Marijuana Expenses Held Reimbursable In New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Case

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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer and its workers’ compensation carrier must reimburse an injured worker for his medical marijuana expenses. Hager v. M&K Construction, 2021 N.J. LEXIS 332 (N.J. April 13,...more

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Clarity in Massachusetts for Insurers on Medical Marijuana Reimbursement

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On October 27, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that insurance companies could not be compelled to reimburse employees for medical marijuana expenses pursuant to the worker’s compensation scheme that...more

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N.J. Court Requires Reimbursement For Marijuana Use As Part Of Workers’ Compensation Case

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In Hager v. M & K Construction, A-0102-18T3 (N.J. App. Div. January 13, 2020) the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that an employer was required to reimburse its former employee for his marijuana use as part of his...more

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