With states coming in terms of workplace adaption of medical marijuana, there have been certain changes in the legalization of marijuana following its implementation at the workplace in the year 2020. 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 these state protections. As such, all employers must be aware of the impact of these laws on their workplaces. This webinar unveils the latest updates affecting the legal aspect of marijuana consumption at the workplace in the year 2020.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
This program will provide oversight of the current status of federal and state law, explore the case law that is changing the face of marijuana in our workplace in 2020, and provide key tools for addressing the challenges of cannabis and its users in the work environment.
AREA COVERED
- Overview of federal laws and bills on cannabis in 2020
- Legal discussion on:
- CSA
- ADA
- FMLA
- State Medical cannabis laws (MMAs)
- State recreational cannabis laws and updates in 2020
- State Laws Against Discrimination (LADs)
- Common-law privacy concerns for the year 2020
- Workplace policy considerations
- Drug testing policy considerations
- Best practices
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understanding federal laws
- Understanding the possibilities of changes in the law in 2020
- Understanding state law, including the:
- Legalization of cannabis
- Anti-discrimination laws
- Exploring the case law that is changing our perspectives of drugs and the workplace, including implicitly 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
- Other related policies and changes in 2020
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- HR
- CEO
- Managers
This program will provide oversight of the current status of federal and state law, explore the case law that is changing the face of marijuana in our workplace in 2020, and provide key tools for addressing the challenges of cannabis and its users in the work environment.
- Overview of federal laws and bills on cannabis in 2020
- Legal discussion on:
- CSA
- ADA
- FMLA
- State Medical cannabis laws (MMAs)
- State recreational cannabis laws and updates in 2020
- State Laws Against Discrimination (LADs)
- Common-law privacy concerns for the year 2020
- Workplace policy considerations
- Drug testing policy considerations
- Best practices
- Understanding federal laws
- Understanding the possibilities of changes in the law in 2020
- Understanding state law, including the:
- Legalization of cannabis
- Anti-discrimination laws
- Exploring the case law that is changing our perspectives of drugs and the workplace, including implicitly 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
- Other related policies and changes in 2020
- HR
- CEO
- Managers
Speaker Profile
Deirdre Kamber Todd, Esq., is a partner with The Kamber Law Group, P.C., a next-generation law firm located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. With fifteen years of experience, Deirdre focuses her practice on labor and employment law, social media and technology law, HIPAA, and business law. Specific areas of her employment law practice include discrimination, wage and hour, restrictive covenants, business contracts, unemployment compensation, LGBT issues, labor disputes, FMLA, military leave, social media litigation, information privacy and technology, agency compliance, and medical record privacy. Her clients include companies, non-profits, governmental entities, and individuals. Her work includes consultative and legal services, from outsourced HR …
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