But on their first time crossing the border, they’re refused entry—decades back, when still in their teens, they were convicted of cannabis possession.
I mean, why not come clean? It’s legal now, right? Plus, they’re heading to California, which legalized recreational cannabis in 2016.
If that happens, you’ll both have a problem.
In this case, termination with cause won’t fly.
In legal terms, the employment contract would be considered “frustrated.” Huh? “‘Frustration’ really means the parties are not able to perform the bargain that they entered into,” Overholt explains.
This scenario opens an ethical and legal can of worms. Aside from pot, there are other reasons why people can be denied entry to the U.S.
For example, during the Trump administration, citizens from several Muslim-majority countries were prevented from entering America.
So the Canadian-made contract could be considered frustrated—even if discrimination based on similar criteria would be a human rights code violation here.
For the scenario at hand, though, there’s a rather dispiriting takeaway.