When the Smoke Clears (or is it Up in Smoke?) (Part of the Knowledge Series)

Even though Florida’s “Medical Marijuana” Constitutional Amendment crashed and burned this last election cycle, the issue is far from resolved.   Legislators have promised action, but to what end?  What will “a drug free workplace” really mean in 2015 and beyond?

Employment and Labor Lawyers, Christine D. Hanley and Bari L. Goldstein of FordHarrison LLP will consider these and other smoldering topics associated with employee drug testing.  This inter-active workshop will task and challenge employers with the information and knowledge they require to make informed decisions regarding employee drug testing, the results of that testing and the employment relationship.  We’ll consider some of the “hotter” issues arising out of these laws and impacting organizations today including whether and if to drug test, what are the benefits and burdens to employment drug testing and how will employers cope with the volatile fodder of laws, rules and regulations impacting and impacted by “legalized” drug use.  And, time permitting, we’ll tackle the broader issue of pre-employment testing generally.

Information regarding CLE, CPE, and CEU Continuing Education credits will be provided at the workshop.

About the Presenters
 
Christine D. Hanley, Esq., is a Partner of Ford & Harrison LLP.  Ms. Hanley received her J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Miami.  She is Board Certified in Employment and Labor Law by The Florida Bar of Legal Specialization and is admitted to the Florida and Georgia State Bars; she is also certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Society For Human Resource Management. 
 
Ms. Hanley is a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Executive Women of Palm Beach County, the Rotary Club, the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, Inc., the Human Resource Association of Palm Beach County, the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, and the Business Forum of Palm Beach County. 
 
Ms. Hanley has been awarded the South Florida Business Journal’s 2004 Best of the Bar Award, the South Florida Business Journal’s 2004 Heavy Hitters in Human Resources Award, the 2006 Academy of Florida Management Attorneys Past Presidents’ Award, a 2006 through 2014 Florida Super Lawyer as nominated by Law & Politics, and selected for inclusion in the 2008 through 2014 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America.  She is a past President and current member of the Academy of Florida Management Attorneys (AFMA).
 
Bari L. Goldstein, Esq., Counsel, received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1998.  She received a Bachelor of Accounting, with a double major in Personnel Management, from Florida International University in 1994.
 
Ms. Goldstein is admitted to the Florida Bar. She also is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. 
 
Ms. Goldstein is President of the Board of Directors for Families First of Palm Beach County and is a member of the HR Committee for Families First of Palm Beach County.  Ms. Goldstein is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute, the accrediting body for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).  She is a member of Leadership Palm Beach County, Class of 2010, American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section), the Florida Bar (Labor and Employment and Government Sections), the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the Palm Beach County Chapter of SHRM.