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2020 02/21/2020: Skokie/Morton Grove Chambers NETWORK NOW! Breakfast
The Skokie/Morton Grove Chambers' NETWORK NOW! Breakfast is Presented by First Bank Chicago.
The Skokie Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Breakfast Club is a monthly interactive networking experience involving formalized networking, dynamic discussions, and the sharing of expertise and knowledge. This program is moderated by master networker Rebecca Bloomfield of Jerry S. Pearlstein Insurance Ltd. and features a hot breakfast buffet.
This Month's Program Is: CANNABIS IN THE WORKPLACE
Under the Cannabis Act, Illinois residents over 21 years of age may legally possess 30 grams of marijuana flower and five grams of marijuana concentrate for their personal use, starting January 1, 2020. The Cannabis Act also provides the most extensive workplace protections for employers of any marijuana legalization statute around the country. In November 2019, Illinois General Assembly passed SB1557 which contains language designed to protect employers from litigation.
The presentation will review:
- What employers can do to prevent Marijuana use in the workplace.
- What drug testing an employer can do.
- What affect the legalization of marijuana may have on your workforce.
- What affect legalization has had in other states.
- What employment policies an employer should put in place to deal with legalization.
- What rights do employee have in smoking on and off employer worksite.
- The pros and cons of zero tolerance policies on your workforce.
Presenter: Larry Grudzien an attorney practicing exclusively in the field of employee benefits. He has experience in dealing with qualified plans, health and welfare, fringe benefits and executive compensation areas. He has more than 35 years’ experience in employee benefit law. He has extensive practice advising on all aspects of employee benefit law including: drafting and reviewing individually designed and prototype retirement plans and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), performing due diligence on employee benefit issues for merger, acquisition and outsourcing transactions and advising on administrative and design issues, involving qualified retirement plans, including ESOPs and health and welfare plans . Mr. Grudzien was also an adjunct faculty member of John Marshall Law School’s LL.M. program in Employee Benefits and at the Valparaiso University’s School of Law. Mr. Grudzien has a B.A. degree in history and political science from Indiana University, J.D. degree from Valparaiso University School of Law and LL.M. degree in tax from Boston University School of Law. He is a member of Indiana and Illinois Bar Associations.
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Date and Time
Friday Feb 21, 2020
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CST
Friday,
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location
Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore
5300 W. Touhy Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077
Fees/Admission
$18 fee for members, $23 for walk-ins and prospective members; includes a full hot breakfast buffet.
Contact Information
Skokie Chamber of Commerce (847) 673-0240
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