Marijuana: Leaves of Change in our Employment Landscape

The rapidly changing laws around marijuana use have presented a significant amount of confusion, ambiguity, frustration, and risk to businesses, as it is applied to employment.

This course is designed to provide you with a practical and relevant understanding of examples around the changing legal landscape across the United States, as well as how you as an employer can best equip yourself to remain compliant in administering your workplace policies.

By attending this training, employers and their leaders will have:

• Working knowledge of federal marijuana law 
• Know how to watch for changes in their state and municipality 
• What is expected of government contractors?
• Who to contact with challenges?
• How marijuana usage is a threat to the workplace?
• What opportunities exist for employers to mitigate risk?

Attendees will understand:

• The overall concerns surrounding the employee use of marijuana
• What is deemed lawful use at the federal?
• What rights does an employer continue to retain?
• What risks do employers face?
• The conflict government contractors face
• Best practices on addressing the marijuana riddle in the workplace

The shifting laws and changing public perception of marijuana use continue to stun and diminish employer’s perception of how they effectively manage workplace safety. Without a solid understanding of what an employer can and cannot do, current policies and practices can pose a substantial risk to your business.
 
Owners, managers, supervisors, and human resource professionals need to have a sound understanding of this changing view on marijuana use, so they can set the appropriate policies and practices in place with their employees. They need to be well versed so they can provide the proper expectations with their workforce. 

• Human Resource professionals - all levels of experience
• Employers and business owners
• Leaders – of all industries
• Managers and supervisors
• Safety managers

Brenda Neckvatal is a three-time bestselling author, an award-winning Human Results professional, and a serial entrepreneur who has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc., and US News and World Reports. Perseverance, integrity, and relentless optimism are just a few of the ingredients you experience when meeting and working with Brenda.

Not only does she help business leaders tackle their toughest people challenges, but she is also a recognized expert in crisis management and group dynamics. As a trusted mentor to leaders and managers at all levels, she equips them with the skills to navigate complex interpersonal issues, resolve conflicts, and lead with confidence. By mastering these skills, they can lead their teams into tomorrow’s rapidly evolving business landscape with resilience, clarity, and purpose.

She really enjoys helping people solve their unique problems, and human resources offered her the ability to support her co-workers in a greater capacity. Having the benefit of working for a total of six Fortune 500 companies, she converted her experience into advising her audience to use tried and trusted best practices that help leaders achieve their workforce goals.

In her 30-year career in human resources and business, she has consulted to over 700 small businesses and 1,000 leaders. She has optimized employee effectiveness and helped leaders develop high-performing teams and navigate intense employment-related decisions.

Brenda is a devoted volunteer in the Navy SEAL Community and is constantly finding new ways of supporting veterans of Naval Special Warfare. She dedicates 32 weeks a year to working with The Honor Foundation to support the career transition of Special Forces personnel by providing them with her knowledge, insight, and creativity.