Geoffrey Mort

December 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Legal Activities Law now stands as a bulwark to protect employees who engage in this widely accepted and now fully legal recreational activity.

By Geoffrey Mort

6 minute read

March 11, 2021 | New York Law Journal

'Gordon' may be viewed as a harbinger of how New York courts will treat cannabis employment cases in the future.

By Geoffrey Mort

7 minute read

March 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

With 33 states and the District of Columbia having enacted medical marijuana laws, courts in recent years have repeatedly been called on to determine whether these state statutes are preempted by the federal Controlled Substances Act.

By Geoffrey Mort

8 minute read

February 26, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Geoffrey Mort, of counsel to Kraus & Zuchlewski, reviews some of the more significant changes to the FMLA that allow leave for family of members of the Reserves or National Guard that are called to active duty, that redefine "serious health condition" which entitles a worker to FMLA leave, that alter the substitution of paid leave rule, which may make it impossible for some workers to take leave at all, and that change the notice period and procedures for both employers and employees.

By Geoffrey Mort

12 minute read