Former employees file suit against Lansing pot farmer
A federal lawsuit seeks to recoup unpaid wages and hold a Lansing-based marijuana cultivator accountable for allegedly breaking several labor and discrimination laws.
Two former employees of RGR Industries, which does business under the name Iliad Epic Grow at 921 Terminal Road in Lansing, sued the company and its owner, Richard Ruzich, earlier this month in the Western District federal court in Grand Rapids. Among the allegations: Former staffers Dominic and Jessica Price claimed they weren’t paid for at least several weeks of work.
The lawsuit also labels the company’s finances as a “mess” and maintains that Jessica Price was paid far below the rate at which her male counterparts made for the same amount of work.
“Their jobs were extremely labor intensive such that the nature of their work routinely required a significant time commitment from them each week,” the lawsuit states. “The Prices regularly worked between 40 and 55 hours (or more) each work week for RGR during their employment.”
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Perhaps pot farmer Ruzich just sorta "forgot" to do his books
Uuuh ya know.
when the activity that they are engaged in is a federal crime. My understanding of the law is that there isn't a valid contract when the underlying activity is illegal. I wouldn't be surprised if the judge dismisses the lawsuit for that reason alone. Maybe one of our brilliant attorneys on DU can explain this? 