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?

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. 

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

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

Brenda is a practicing Human Resource professional and business consultant. She has worked for five Fortune 500 corporations, consulted to over 450 c-suite executives, and led the reformation of HR infrastructure within 400 small businesses. In 2016 she became a volunteer as an executive coach with The Honor Foundation, establishing a solid reputation in the Navy SEAL community, and developed a deep understanding of the SEAL mindset. She discovered that SEALs did not possess basic business acumen upon exiting their naval career. 

In January 2017, she started Phase II, a small 501(c)(3) organization that provides pro bono business consulting and wellness support to the SEAL community. Her exposure to the varying physical and neurological needs of these elite combat veterans allows her the opportunity to educate all veterans of their rights under Americans with Disabilities Act (post naval career), as well as alternative naturopathic treatments to the Naval Special Warfare community.