Potential Pitfalls with Adult-Use Cannabis: What Both Employers and Employees Should Know

March 5th, 2023|Categories: Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes, Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation, New Featured Post for Home Page|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The Authors Adam R. Dolan (adolan@gllawgroup.com) is a partner with Gfeller Laurie LLP, a tested litigator with a multifaceted practice, he has extensive experience handling catastrophic transportation, general liability, and products liability matters. He is a frequent writer and speaker on topics related to the cannabis industry. Kaylee E. Navarra (knavarra@gllawgroup.com) is an associate with Gfeller Laurie LLP where she works on matters involving commercial disputes, bad faith/ extracontractual liability, and insurance coverage. Interviews with leading attorneys and other subject matter experts on new twists in the law and how the law is responding to new twists in the world. Potential Pitfalls with Adult-Use Cannabis: What Both Employers and Employees Should Know "Employers may also take action when the employee, while working, manifests specific articulable symptoms of cannabis impairment that decrease or lessen the employee’s performance of the employee’s tasks or duties and/or the employee, while working, manifests specific articulable symptoms of cannabis impairment that interfere with the employer’s obligation to provide a safe and healthy workplace as required by state and federal workplace safety laws." Abstract: Recreational cannabis use for adults is legal in 21 states, having made its way eastward from Western jurisdictions that first addressed the issue. But these laws govern personal use during personal time. While they [...]

CannaLawBlog — Legalizing Cannabis Cash

June 5th, 2019|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

On May 20, 2019 banking associations from all 50 states and 1 territory sent a letter to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee urging them to conduct hearings on the merits of providing cannabis-related business access to banking services. CannaLawBlog highlighted the primary concerns of the letter in a recent post: "Again, the primary concern expressed was that current law forces state-legal businesses to operate on a cash basis, which poses a safety risk, complicates enforcement efforts, and could damage local economies." The banking associations wanted to emphasize their neutrality on the legality of cannabis, rather they wanted to show strength as a national community and validate, support, and respect those communities that have voted for legalized recreational marijuana. Read the complete post by HarrisBricken attorney Jihee Ahn on The CannaLawBlog.

Agenda: ECIcon16

October 15th, 1957|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: , , , |

FREE to a limited number of in-house counsel and risk managers. Thanks to our sponsors! Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 Welcome Reception at the JAMS Los Angeles Mediation Center 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Please join us for a welcome reception the evening before the conference, from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the JAMS Los Angeles Mediation Center located at 555 West Fifth St. (Gas Company Tower), 32nd Floor. It is a 7-minute walk from the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Click here for more location details. Please RSVP by Friday Feb. 19 to Kathleen.McFadden@LitigationConferences.com. If you are traveling with a spouse or partner, please include them in the RSVP. Agenda Day One | Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 Registration & Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Opening Remarks 8:45 a.m. Linda Bondi Morrison Tressler LLP | Elizabeth Hanke KCIC | Scott Godes Barnes & Thornburg LLP Cyber Liability Coverage: You Say Yes, I Say No 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Where coverage is being sought in non-cyber insurance policies | Update on the state of the law in this emerging area of risk and coverage | Policy form developments regarding coverage under CGL, Crime, Errors & Omissions, Directors & Officers & Property policies Scott Godes Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Richard Bortnick Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP | Linda Kornfeld  Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP | Laurie A. Kamaiko Sedgwick LLP | Jacqueline Urban Aon Risk Solutions [...]

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