BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220421T113000Z DTEND:20220421T133000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Business Advocacy Breakfast Series: The Effect of Legalization of Marijuana on the Workplace DESCRIPTION:Join the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce Business Advocacy Committee for the second in a series of Business Advocacy Breakfasts.\n\n\n\nBreakfast is being sponsored by The Hemp Mill at Innovation Mill featuring heart healthy hemp products.\n\n\n\nVirginia's new law legalizing marijuana for recreational use has employers wondering what kind of adjustments they need to make. How should companies update policies and practices to address marijuana use off the clock including drug testing? How can employers determine how high is too high?\n\n\n\nThe following topics will be addressed: \n\n\n What the new law does and does not do\n Marijuana use and the Americans with Disabilities Act\n Drug testing and workplace policies\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\nAfter this session\, attendees should be able to:\n\n\n Evaluate how the new law will affect their workplace.\n Explain how drug addiction and medical marijuana use are covered by the ADA.\n Create a plan to update policies and procedures as needed to comply with new marijuana law. \n\n\nPresenters Biographical Information\n\n\n\nAgnis C. Chakravorty\n\nLabor & Employment Practice\n\nAgnis Chakravorty is a member of Woods Rogers' Labor and Employment practice group where he counsels employers on human resources issues including non-compete agreements\, employee handbooks\, and company reorganization. His experience extends to litigation and dispute resolution\, as well as local government and agency work. Agnis worked on model noncompetition agreements for a Fortune 500 company covering employees nationwide\, drafted a handbook for one of Virginia's largest contractors\, and helped one of Virginia's largest private medical practices reorganize its operations. In addition\, he has written precedent-setting employee/employer relations legislation at the state level. This legislation now protects small and large businesses from frivolous lawsuits.\n\n \n\nPatrick Bolling\n\nLabor & Employment Practice\n\nPatrick Bolling is a Labor & Employment attorney in Woods Rogers' Lynchburg office. In collaboration with human resource professionals and company leaders\, he helps his clients make employment decisions\, design and implement fair and effective employment policies\, contracts\, and handbooks\, conduct workplace investigations\, and prevent disputes from becoming litigation. Patrick's additional experience in transactional business matters allows him to offer depth and context to decision-makers beyond employment issues.\n\n\n\nThe event will be held at The American Legion\, Post 3. Space will be limited and current COVID safety guidelines will be followed.\n\n\n\nHosted by the Business Advocacy Committee:\n\nCarey Harveycutter\, Director of Tourism\, City of Salem\n\nApril Woodward\, VP of Oncology\, Lewis Gale Hospital\n\nLisa Clause\, Senior Director of Marketing and Philanthropy\, Richfield Living\, \n\nDenise King\, Owner\, Land Records Research\n\nJonathan Lee\, Director of Alumni Engagement and Student Enrichment\, Roanoke College\n\n\n\nSponsorships of this 6 series program are available. Call 540-387-0267 or email director@s-rcchamber.org to inquire about opportunities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce Business Advocacy Committee for the second in a series of Business Advocacy Breakfasts.
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\nBreakfast is being sponsored by The Hemp Mill at Innovation Mill featuring heart healthy hemp products.
\n
\nVirginia&rsquo\;s new law legalizing marijuana for recreational use has employers wondering what kind of adjustments they need to make. How should companies update policies and practices to address marijuana use off the clock&mdash\;including drug testing? How can employers determine how high is too high?
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\nThe following topics will be addressed:

\n\n\nLearning Objectives:
\nAfter this session\, attendees should be able to:\n\n
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  1. Evaluate how the new law will affect their workplace.
    2. \n
  2. Explain how drug addiction and medical marijuana use are covered by the ADA.
    3. \n
  3. Create a plan to update policies and procedures as needed to comply with new marijuana law.
    4. \n
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Presenters Biographical Information
\n
\nAgnis C. Chakravorty
\nLabor &\; Employment Practice
\nAgnis Chakravorty is a member of Woods Rogers&rsquo\; Labor and Employment practice group where he counsels employers on human resources issues including non-compete agreements\, employee handbooks\, and company reorganization. His experience extends to litigation and dispute resolution\, as well as local government and agency work. Agnis worked on model noncompetition agreements for a Fortune 500 company covering employees nationwide\, drafted a handbook for one of Virginia&rsquo\;s largest contractors\, and helped one of Virginia&rsquo\;s largest private medical practices reorganize its operations. In addition\, he has written precedent-setting employee/employer relations legislation at the state level. This legislation now protects small and large businesses from frivolous lawsuits.
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\nPatrick Bolling
\nLabor &\; Employment Practice
\nPatrick Bolling is a Labor &\; Employment attorney in Woods Rogers&rsquo\; Lynchburg office. In collaboration with human resource professionals and company leaders\, he helps his clients make employment decisions\, design and implement fair and effective employment policies\, contracts\, and handbooks\, conduct workplace investigations\, and prevent disputes from becoming litigation. Patrick&rsquo\;s additional experience in transactional business matters allows him to offer depth and context to decision-makers beyond employment issues.
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\nThe event will be held at The American Legion\, Post 3. Space will be limited and current COVID safety guidelines will be followed.

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\nHosted by the Business Advocacy Committee:
\nCarey Harveycutter\, Director of Tourism\, \;City of Salem
\nApril Woodward\, VP of Oncology\, Lewis Gale Hospital
\nLisa Clause\, Senior Director of Marketing and Philanthropy\, Richfield Living\, \;
\nDenise King\, Owner\, Land Records Research
\nJonathan Lee\, Director of Alumni Engagement and Student Enrichment\, Roanoke College
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\nSponsorships of this 6 series program are \;available. Call 540-387-0267 or email director@s-rcchamber.org to inquire about opportunities. \;

\n LOCATION:The American Legion 710 Apperson Dr Salem\, VA 24153 UID:e.1692.6314 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T231533Z URL:http://cm.s-rcchamber.org/events/details/business-advocacy-breakfast-series-the-effect-of-legalization-of-marijuana-on-the-workplace-6314 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR