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Many states have now legalized marijuana use (for both recreational and medicinal purposes). Yet, under federal law, marijuana use and possession remains illegal, leaving employers in a quandary. Regardless of legalization in many states, National Institute of Health (NIH) studies still show links between marijuana use and increased risk of accidents and injuries. Employers remain legally obligated to provide their employees a safe workplace and, where applicable to keep the public safe from any accidents or injuries that could result from an employee’s drug use.

What’s an employer to do? Can you still conduct pre-employment, post-accident or random drug screens? Should you? Can you still implement a drug-free workplace policy? What if you are an employer with a “zero tolerance” drug use policy? Must you now do away with it? Do you have to hire someone who tests positive for marijuana? Can you terminate an employee who does? If so, how?

Session Highlights

State laws regarding Medical and Recreational Marijuana
Conflicting Federal laws
Discussion of some State/Local Laws
Inquiring about legal drug use
Alcohol, Drugs and Disabilities
Fitness for Duty and the Direct Threat
Workplace policies
Case examples, case studies

Why You Should Attend

In this webinar, we will explore the challenges employers now face in managing employee marijuana use. We will, also discuss applicable laws (both statutes and cases) addressing this subject, analyze recent court cases. The laws, of course vary by state. You will receive an overview of where many of the different states are currently holding with respect to medical and recreational marijuana and employer’s rights and obligations.

Who Should Attend

HR managers
HR Directors
Department heads and supervisors
Owners and managers of small businesses
HR professionals
HR Administrators
Compliance Professionals
Senior Managers
CEO’s
CFO’s
Controllers
Payroll/Compensation Officers
In-House Counsel

Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 365 days ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar).

Speaker(s)

SPEAKER

Janette Levey Frisch

Janette S. Levey, “The Employer’s Lawyer” has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law.

Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems, before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits.

Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette authors the firm’s weekly blog, where you can read each week, in plain English (not legalese) about issues impacting employers today. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer.

Janette has served on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multidisciplinary task force dedicated to providing proactive, holistic solutions to employers serious about promoting workplace safety and preventing workplace violence.

Janette currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Child and Family Resources of Morris County, New Jersey.

Janette has also spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Addressing and Preventing Employee Leave Abuse, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others.

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