Demystifying Some of the Uncertainty Around Banking a Marijuana Business

Garrett T. Senney has a PhD in Economics from The Ohio State University and works for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in Washington, DC.  Dr. Senney has graciously given us permission to publish his article below regarding banking a marijuana business.  The views and opinions expressed below are those of the…

NLRB Ruling on Independent Contractors

On January 25, 2019, in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., 367 NLRB No. 75 (2019) (“SuperShuttle”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) affirmed the common law test for determining whether workers are independent contractors under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Section 2(3) of the NLRA excludes independent contractors from protections under the Act such as the…