March 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court panel on Wednesday seemed poised to ask New Jersey’s top court to decide whether a state law barring employment discrimination against cannabis users gives workers the ability to sue for violations in a case involving Walmart.
A three-judge 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Philadelphia heard arguments in a bid by Erick Zanetich, who was denied a job as a security guard by Walmart after he tested positive for cannabis, to revive a 2022 proposed class action claiming the retail giant’s drug policy violates a 2021 New Jersey law.
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