Does Federal Law Apply to Cannabiz? Labor Case Appeals to Supreme Court

A Colorado business providing security and transport services to the marijuana industry wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether cannabis workers can sue their employers under federal labor law.

The petition last month from Colorado-based Helix TCS Inc. argues the court has never decided whether those working in state-legal, but federally illegal, marijuana businesses have rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The move comes after Robert Kenney, a former Helix security guard, sued the company in 2017 alleging it failed to pay him overtime.