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ELCC 2022
Attendees will learn of state and federal workplace laws related to marijuana and corresponding survey of employer policies.
PowerPoints/Handouts Available

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the history of federal drug laws regarding cannabis
  • Review changes to marijuana laws over last 10 years
  • Outline conflicts between federal and state laws
  • Discuss challenges for employers related to recruitment and retention
  • Offer best practices and strategies for policies and testing
 
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 1:15pm to 2:30pm
Presenter: 
Jim Reidy, Esq.
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Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA
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Attorney James P. (“Jim”) Reidy is a management-side labor and employment lawyer. He is a partner in the New England based law firm, Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, PA, where he is the Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment group. His practice focuses on prevention, training and compliance but he also handles matters when claims arise.

He has more than 35 years of experience in the field and been a media resource on workplace law for media outlets including CNN, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Business Magazine, Bloomberg, NPR, The Associated Press, NPR Market Place, Buzz Feed, Law 360, Inc. Magazine, The HR Power Hour, HR Breakroom, SKI Magazine and HR Magazine as well as several local/regional publications.

In 2020 Jim was inducted as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. 

Chambers USA and New England Super Lawyers have ranked Jim in the Top Tier of management-side employment lawyers for each year of the last 15 years. Best Lawyers USA named Jim the 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Law (Manchester, NH) and the NH Business Review named him one of the top 200 most influential business leaders in New Hampshire.

Jim has been a presenter regularly at SHRM’s Legal and Legislative Conference in Washington, DC as well as SHRM’s annual conferences.

SESSIONS:
Location: 
Georgetown
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session

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