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A federal court in Pennsylvania denied Amazon’s request to dismiss a warehouse employee’s breach of contract claim arising from his termination after he tested positive for marijuana, for which he has a medical license to use.

FILE - In this March 30, 2020 file photo, workers at Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., gather outside to protest work conditions in the company's warehouse in New York. Amazon fired a worker who staged the walkout to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flaunted distancing rules and put others at risk. The decision prompted a rebuke from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who called on the National Labor Relations Board to investigate. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File )

PHILADELPHIA — A federal court in Pennsylvania denied Amazon’s request to dismiss a warehouse employee’s breach of contract claim arising from his termination after he tested positive for marijuana despite the fact that he has a medical marijuana license.

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