Montana has long had a work injury rate 40% higher than the national average, resulting in high levels of injuries and expensive Worker’s Compensation rates. The federal OSHA program is geared toward national issues, which don’t always address Montana’s safety problems. In an effort to improve Montana’s safety rates, the … Read More
Medical marijuana is legal in Montana, but that doesn’t mean that businesses have to allow employees to light up at work. According to an advisors’ website, Mondaq, [S]upreme courts in California, Oregon, Washington and Montana have all upheld employer decisions to discharge employees that were medical marijuana patients. The plaintiffs … Read More
In many, even most ways, Montana employment law follows the federal laws, but there are a few areas in which it doesn’t. Here are the deviations that most commonly cause problems: Age discrimination covers all ages in Montana, not just people over 40 years old. This means that you cannot … Read More