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In 2023, there were several separate Commonwealth Court opinions that addressed payment of medical marijuana and CBD oil prescriptions per the PA Workers’ Compensation Act. On March 17, 2023, the court first issued opinions...more
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
Teresa Fegley, as Executrix of the Estate of Paul Sheetz v. Firestone Tire & Rubber (WCAB); No. 680 C. D. 2021; filed March 17, 2023; by Judge Covey AND Edward Appel v. GWC Warranty Corp. (WCAB); 824 C.D. 2021; filed March...more
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
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided today that under the Commonwealth’s Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”), Federal law and the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, it is not a violation of Federal Law prohibitions for...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a precedential decision today, requiring employers to reimburse for out-of-pocket medical marijuana expenses. Fegley v. Firestone Tire & Rubber (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board)...more
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
On February 22, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States asked the United States Department of Justice to weigh in on an issue that has divided state courts in recent years: should states with laws requiring insurers and...more
Organizations in employee-friendly New Jersey have long been faced with a choice between compliance with permissive state marijuana regulations or with stricter federal mandates. The Supreme Court of New Jersey, in Hager v....more
Q: Is medical marijuana an expense reimbursable by the employer?...more
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
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
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
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
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
In a case of first impression, the New Jersey Appellate Division determined that employers in the state must reimburse employees for medical cannabis following a workplace accident, despite federal prohibitions against...more