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ARTICLE · 22 SEPTEMBER 2022

Wage Loss Claims Find Their Way Into PA

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FarmaceuticalRX LLC, licensed to process cannabis in Pennsylvania and Ohio, describes itself as "bringing healthcare, science, and innovation to the medical marijuana sector."

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FarmaceuticalRX LLC, licensed to process cannabis in Pennsylvania and Ohio, describes itself as "bringing healthcare, science, and innovation to the medical marijuana sector." FarmaceuticalRX LLC boasts a "world-class research and development team" tasked with studying the effects of the cannabinoid in the treatment of opioid addiction, to lung cancer, and tumor cell remediation.

A lawsuit was filed in the USDC for the WDPA by former FarmaceuticalRX LLC delivery drivers, classified as independent contractors, seeking lost wages for overtime pay under the FLSA and PA Minimum Wage Act resulting from a misclassification as independent contractors rather than employees. According to the Complaint, the drivers attempted on several occasions to raise this misclassification, but the issue was never fixed. And one at least one occasion, the drivers were told that changing the classification mid-year may raise red flags with the IRS. The Complaint further alleges that the

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