Staffing Firm to Provide Paychecks, Comp Coverage for Cannabis Workers

AtWork Personnel-Palm Desert, a Southern California branch of a nationwide staffing agency, is partnering with Canna Management Group to provide staffing services to California cannabis businesses. AtWork moves cannabis workers from “the shadows of the economy” into the mainstream, where they will receive regular paychecks and workers’ comp coverage, branch manager Lisa DeLuna said in a news release. In addition to Social Security retirement contributions and state and federal tax withholding, the workers will have access to health insurance and retirement account...