Kenney v. Helix TCS

  1. January 31, 2020

    10th Circ. Won't Revisit Cannabis Security Co.'s Wage Case

    The Tenth Circuit rejected a rehearing bid lodged by Colorado cannabis security company Helix TCS on Friday, after a September panel found that the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to workers in the legal marijuana industry.

  2. December 20, 2019

    The Year In Cannabis Case Law: Major Pot Rulings From 2019

    The maturation of the cannabis industry has led to a predictable uptick in litigation as business deals have fallen apart, employees have asserted their rights, and diverging federal and state policies on marijuana have come into conflict.

  3. October 08, 2019

    Cannabis Security Co. Urges 10th Circ. To Rehear Wage Case

    Colorado cannabis security company Helix TCS Inc. has petitioned the Tenth Circuit for an en banc rehearing of a September panel decision that the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to workers in the legal marijuana industry.

  4. September 20, 2019

    Federal Wage Law Covers Cannabis Workers, 10th Circ. Says

    The Fair Labor Standards Act applies to workers in the marijuana industry, the Tenth Circuit ruled Friday, upholding a trial court's decision that workers at a Colorado cannabis security company can pursue overtime claims even though pot is illegal under federal law.

  5. January 01, 2019

    Cannabis Cases To Watch In 2019

    As more states legalize recreational and medical cannabis, more litigation has popped up around the industry. From what is likely the country’s first cannabis patent suit to a wave of civil claims filed by people living near growers and distributors, courts are being asked to decide a variety of disputes that touch on the clash between federal and state laws governing cannabis. Here are several cases in the cannabis world that Law360 is watching in 2019.

  6. November 15, 2018

    Pot Workers Aren't Protected By FLSA, 10th Circ. Told

    A Colorado company that provides security services to the state's legal cannabis growers and sellers told the Tenth Circuit on Thursday its employees can't pursue allegedly unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act because their work is inherently illegal under federal law.