January 31, 2024
The Sixth Circuit reinstated a former Airgas USA LLC worker's suit claiming he was fired for using legal hemp to quell pain following cancer surgery, ruling Wednesday that the business didn't do enough to double-check the accuracy of the worker's positive test results for marijuana.
December 07, 2023
The Sixth Circuit seemed unsure during oral arguments Thursday about whether an Airgas USA LLC technician was unlawfully fired for having cancer after a drug test indicated he had a form of THC in his system, with the three-judge panel coming down hard on both sides' counsel.
December 01, 2023
In the final month of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case over whether lateral job transfers can qualify as unlawful discrimination, and the First Circuit will consider reviving a suit by Whole Foods workers who say they were illegally fired for wearing Black Lives Matter apparel. Here's a look at oral argument sessions that discrimination lawyers should keep an eye on in December.
April 06, 2023
A former worker for industrial gas manufacturer Airgas USA LLC alleging he was wrongly fired for using legal hemp is planning to fight an Ohio federal judge's dismissal of his discrimination suit, according to a notice filed Wednesday in the Sixth Circuit.