Medical Marijuana-Using Worker Can Pursue Bias Claim (1)

A New Jersey funeral director fired after his medical marijuana use was discovered by his employer can pursue claims for disability discrimination under the state’s anti-bias law, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled.

A state appeals court was correct that Justin Wild stated a valid claim against Carriage Funeral Holdings Inc. under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, the top state court said Tuesday. The NJLAD doesn’t conflict with the 2010 New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, so a state trial court mistakenly dismissed Wild’s claims that he was denied a reasonable job accommodation for and fired because of his ...