Denise Elliott, Esq. of the McNees Labor and Employment Law Practice Group will provide an overview of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act, with a specific focus on the provisions of the Act related to the workplace and use by employees. Denise will review court decisions addressing the rights of employees to use medical marijuana and will use those decisions to highlight what employers should do to ensure workplace safety while avoiding lawsuits.

This meeting has been approved for general recertification credits through HRCI and SHRM.

About the presenter:

As a member of the McNees Labor and Employment Practice Group, Denise focuses her practice on defending self-insured employers in workers compensation matters and providing representation and counsel to clients in employment discrimination litigation, ADA/FMLA compliance, safety drug and alcohol testing and health issues.

An experienced litigator, Denise represents public and private sector employers in all phases of employment related litigation, including before state and federal courts, arbitrators, administrative law judges (such as workers’ compensation judges and unemployment compensation referees) and administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.  Recognizing her clients’ ultimate goal is to stay out of court, Denise provides proactive counseling and training to employers to help employers comply with the law and avoid litigation.  Denise also aids employers in investigating allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and other incidents of workplace misconduct.  Denise’s understanding of the interplay between workers’ compensation laws, the ADA, the FMLA and unemployment compensation is critical in helping her clients navigate the complex web these laws often create.

Denise is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Law Section and is a member of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations. She is the past chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section and the Labor and Employment Section of the Lancaster Bar Association.  Denise resides in Lancaster Township with her husband and two daughters, where she gives her time and energy to community organizations focused on children. 

Join us at 7:30am for virtual networking and hot topic round table.  The meeting will start at 8:00am.  

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