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 amCurrent Union Organizing Trends in the Cannabis Industry
Matthew D. Freeman, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
Valerie Jackson, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
9:50 - 10:20 am
Employers’ Rights and Obligations Related to Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining under State Labor Law and the NLRA
Matthew D. Freeman, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
Valerie Jackson, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
10:20 - 10:40 am
Issues Regarding Coverage of Cannabis Industry Workers under the NLRA or State Labor Law
Matthew D. Freeman, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
Valerie Jackson, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
10:40 - 11:20 am
Top Employment Law Issues Facing the Cannabis Industry, Including Wage and Hour Laws, Misclassification of Employees, Sunday and Holiday Operating Laws, and Cannabis Control Commission-Compliant Applicant Background Screening
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
Please Note
This webcast is delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
Speakers
ChairMatthew D. Freeman, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
Faculty
Valerie Jackson, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
Alex Sugerman-Brozan, Esq.,
Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
