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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act Did Not Protect Fired Worker

October 29, 2021

Via: SHRM

A federal court in Pennsylvania granted an employer’s motion for summary judgment dismissing a former employee’s Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (PMMA) claim because he could not show that his termination was premised solely on his status as a certified user […]


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Pennsylvania Court: Medical Marijuana Act Allows Employees to Sue for Bias

August 26, 2021

Via: SHRM

On Aug. 5, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held for the first time that Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) allows an employee to sue his or her employer for taking an adverse employment action based on the employee’s status as […]


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Pennsylvania Repeals Rule Increasing Exempt Salary Threshold

July 19, 2021

Via: SHRM

As a result of a compromise reached during recent budget negotiations, Pennsylvania repealed an administrative rule that would have substantially increased the salary threshold needed to qualify as an exempt executive, administrative and professional (EAP) employee under the Pennsylvania Minimum […]