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Requiring New Jersey employers to reimburse injured workers for medical marijuana

By Petrillo & Goldberg / March 3, 2020 / Comments Off on Requiring New Jersey employers to reimburse injured workers for medical marijuana

A workers’ compensation judge in New Jersey can order an employer to reimburse an injured worker for the worker’s use of medical marijuana prescribed for chronic pain following a work accident. The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey concluded the order did not conflict with the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Vincent…