Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System: News for the Week of July 13, 2020

Recent federal legislation removed hemp and hemp-derived products, including hemp-derived CBD, from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, which drastically increased their marketability. Since the use and production of CBD oil and related products derived from hemp are now lawful under federal law and in most states, employers may want to learn the basics about CBD and what it means for their workforces.

The recent decision in Spencer Savings Bank SLA v. McGrover, 2015 WL 966151 (App. Div. Jan. 5, 2015) recognizes that merely because a former employee takes company records to a competitor is not sufficient to state a claim. In this case, the Appellate Division found that an employee who shared his former employer’s documents with his current employer was not liable for (1) breach of his confidentiality agreement;

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