High on the Job? What Happens When Work and Home Overlap?
PIHRA COVID-19 Episode 6
Keyword(s)
marijuana, drug testing
Can you really be considered high on
the job if you work from home? And how would your employer know? As an
HR professional you may even empathize a little if your employees want
to get high. Can you really blame them?
We could all use a little alternative reality right now, but can California employers maintain drug free policies in light of legal use of marijuana? How do changing attitudes toward recreational drug use impact businesses? Can employers do anything to maintain safety and a drug free workplace if an employee is working remotely?
We could all use a little alternative reality right now, but can California employers maintain drug free policies in light of legal use of marijuana? How do changing attitudes toward recreational drug use impact businesses? Can employers do anything to maintain safety and a drug free workplace if an employee is working remotely?
Credits
HRCI - HR (General):1.0, SHRM - PDC:1.0
Description
Lenny Schloss, Esq., Jackson Lewis P.C.
Leonora “Lenny” M. Schloss is a Principal in the Los Angeles, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is the California Leader of the Wage and Hour Internal Audit Subgroup. For more than 25 years, Ms. Schloss has brought her passion and creativity to use in advising and training employers on preventative measures, drafting policies and agreements, conducting wage and hour classification audits and training, and handling employment investigations.
In addition to her advice and counsel practice, Ms. Schloss has substantial experience aggressively defending single plaintiff and class action discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage/hour cases in state and federal courts including jury and court trials. Ms. Schloss took a representative class action case to trial resulting in a dismissal of the representative class. That case resulted in a reported decision, which, for the first time, defined minimum wage calculation under California law and how it differs from federal law. Ms. Schloss has successfully asserted the federal enclave doctrine defense and proven lack of state law application in dozens of administrative and court matters, including two reported decisions. Ms. Schloss is a frequent speaker at human resources and other organizations on minimizing employment law liability and other various employment related topics.
Leonora “Lenny” M. Schloss is a Principal in the Los Angeles, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is the California Leader of the Wage and Hour Internal Audit Subgroup. For more than 25 years, Ms. Schloss has brought her passion and creativity to use in advising and training employers on preventative measures, drafting policies and agreements, conducting wage and hour classification audits and training, and handling employment investigations.
In addition to her advice and counsel practice, Ms. Schloss has substantial experience aggressively defending single plaintiff and class action discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage/hour cases in state and federal courts including jury and court trials. Ms. Schloss took a representative class action case to trial resulting in a dismissal of the representative class. That case resulted in a reported decision, which, for the first time, defined minimum wage calculation under California law and how it differs from federal law. Ms. Schloss has successfully asserted the federal enclave doctrine defense and proven lack of state law application in dozens of administrative and court matters, including two reported decisions. Ms. Schloss is a frequent speaker at human resources and other organizations on minimizing employment law liability and other various employment related topics.
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