N.J. High Court: Employee May Proceed With Bias Suit Over Firing For Marijuana Use

Mealey's (April 2, 2020, 7:57 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Supreme Court in a March 10 per curiam opinion affirmed an appellate panel’s reinstatement of a funeral director’s lawsuit accusing his former employer of violating the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by firing him for using medical marijuana, ruling that the employee brought forth sufficient claims to survive a motion to dismiss (Justin Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, et al., No. 082836, N.J. Sup., 2020 N.J. LEXIS 299)....