The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on the Workplace in 2019
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OVERVIEW
From the days of “Just Say No,” the majority of states in the United States have legalized medical, if not recreational, marijuana. Many of these states also have anti-discrimination provisions protecting the employment of cannabis users. Even federal contractors are not necessarily exempt from theses state protections. As such, all employers must be aware of the impact of these laws on their workplaces.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understanding the federal laws
- Understanding state law, including the:
- Legalization of cannabis
- Anti-discrimination laws
- Exploring the caselaw that is changing our perspectives of drugs and the workplace, including implicit protected classes and drug free workplaces
- Discussion about the differences between legal and illegal cannabis use in workplace policies and procedures
- Addressing common law privacy concerns
- Key tools on best practices:
- Workplace drug and alcohol policies,
- Drug testing systems and
- Other related policies
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND
This program will provide an oversight of the current status of federal and state law, explore the caselaw that is changing the face of marijuana in our workplace, and provide key tools for addressing the challenges of cannabis and its users in the work environment.
AREAS COVERED
- Overview of federal laws and bills on cannabis
- Legal discussion on:
- CSA
- ADA
- FMLA
- State medical cannabis laws (MMAs)
- State recreational cannabis laws
- State laws against discrimination (LADs)
- Common law privacy concerns
- Workplace Policy Considerations
- Drug Testing Policy Considerations
- Best practices
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- HR
- CEO
- Managers
SPEAKER
Deirdre Kamber Todd is a partner with the Kamber Law Group, P.C, and a next-generation law-firm located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ms. Todd has been practicing business law, employment law, wills, trusts, and estates, and HIPAA for more than 15 years, and social media law for nearly 10 years. She holds post-graduate certifications in HIPAA privacy, mediation, and social media.
Ms. Kamber Todd has been published in a variety of sources and has received several accolades for her work. She has published and contributed to numerous articles and books, including HIV and the AIDS Pandemic, published by Oxford Press, HR Keystones, Diversity Inc., Wikipedia, SHRM, NPR, Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek, and Business Matters. She was awarded as one of the “Top Twenty under Forty” by the Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal; she received a Public Justice Foundation grant for her work on HIV/AIDS litigation with Harvard University; she also received an Ethics Award from the New York State Bar Association.
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