The cannabis industry continues to grow in Massachusetts and nationwide. With this growth, a nationwide trend in union organizing has emerged in the cannabis industry. This new program provides cannabis industry counsel with essential information about current organizing trends, the basics of union organizing, the collective bargaining process, and employer rights and obligations under state labor law and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The faculty also provide a review of the top employment law issues confronting the cannabis industry, such as misclassification of employees, Sunday and holiday operating laws, and Cannabis Control Commission-compliant applicant background screening. Get the practical tools you need to advise your cannabis industry clients and help ensure compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws.
The faculty also provide a review of the top employment law issues confronting the cannabis industry, such as misclassification of employees, Sunday and holiday operating laws, and Cannabis Control Commission-compliant applicant background screening. Get the practical tools you need to advise your cannabis industry clients and help ensure compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws.
Course Content
9:30 - 9:50 am
9:50 - 10:20 am
10:20 - 10:40 am
10:40 - 11:20 am
Speakers
Chair- Matthew D. Freeman, Esq., Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
- Valerie Jackson, Esq., Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
- Alex Sugerman-Brozan, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
