Sessions
Concurrent Session
When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Legal Issues and Hiring Strategies in Era of Legalized Marijuana
LVCC N101-103
Tuesday 06/25/2019 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
1.00 SHRM PDCs
| Competencies: Critical Evaluation, HR Expertise
| Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
Learn how to adjust employee handbooks, policies, procedures and operations manuals in light of legalized marijuana use.
With one form or another of marijuana use legalized in more than 30 states, employers find themselves having to update their hiring policies and practices and make other difficult choices as to drug testing. This session reviews the legal issues associated with drug and alcohol policies and testing procedures, and offers some suggested hiring strategies for these hazy times.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain a better understanding of the need for and application of important policies related to legalized marijuana.
- Discuss the legal basis for these policies.
- Find out how these policies interact with or complement others.
- Understand the risks of not having these policies.
