A New Challenge to Mandatory Labor Peace Agreements Is Filed While Another Is Dismissed
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25
On April 14, 2025, a cannabis retailer filed suit to challenge the provision of New York’s cannabis law that requires licensed businesses to maintain labor peace agreements with their workers. The New York lawsuit asserts that certain provisions of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) are preempted by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Specifically, the retailer asserts that the NLRA preempts state laws that “regulate labor activity” or that “legislate in legal terrain...
By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP