Marijuana and the Workplace
Total Credits: 1.25 Illinois
- Categories:
- Labor Law | Labor Relations
- Speakers:
- Bryan Diemer | Brad Jansen, Deputy General Counsel, Labor & Employment | Peter McNamara | Robert Scherschligt
- Duration:
- 75
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 04, 2020
- Product Type:
- On Demand
- License:
- Access for 365 day(s) after purchase.
Description
The panelists will discuss what if any impact Illinois’ recreational marijuana law has had on public employers with “safety-sensitive employees,” grounds and methods for marijuana testing in the workplace, the increasing popularity of medical marijuana and CBD products and how that increase will implicate existing drug testing policies. They will also provide an update on relevant arbitration awards concerning marijuana and the public workplace.
Speaker
Bryan Diemer Related Seminars and Products
Attorney
IUOE Local 150
Bryan Diemer is an attorney with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO. Bryan received a law degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law, as well as a master’s degree in labor and industrial relations and a bachelor’s degree in economics-- both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Throughout his career, he has represented labor unions and related Taft-Hartley benefit funds in federal and state court, as well as administrative agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board and the Illinois Labor Relations Board. Bryan has also negotiated many public and private sector collective bargaining agreements and arbitrated many grievances arising under those collective bargaining agreements.
Brad Jansen, Deputy General Counsel, Labor & Employment Related Seminars and Products
Chicago Transit Authority
Brad Jansen is Deputy General Counsel, Labor & Employment for the Chicago Transit Authority, where he has worked since 1996. Mr. Jansen manages labor relations with 17 unions representing 10,000 employees. He represents the CTA in negotiations, interest arbitrations, and grievance arbitrations. He advises executive management on labor and employment matters, including wage and hour issues, FMLA and ADA compliance, and EEO policies. Mr. Jansen frequently develops and conducts management training programs. He and his section attorneys also represent the CTA in state and federal courts, the EEOC, the Illinois Human Rights Commission and other agencies. Mr. Jansen is an adjunct professor at Roosevelt University, where he teaches labor and employment law. He received his B.A. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Peter McNamara Related Seminars and Products
Staff Attorney
International Union of Operation Engineers, Local 399
Peter Conrad McNamara is the Staff Attorney and lead trial counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399, representing its over 10,000 members. He is a member of the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar and is licensed to practice before the Seventh Circuit.
Mr. McNamara's experience spans both sides of the employment relationship. Prior to his current role, he served as Chief Attorney for Labor & Employment at the Chicago Transit Authority and handled labor & employment cases for the Federal Aviation Administration. His legal career began with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150. He also serves as a member of the Chicago Bar Association's Board of Managers and as an arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Mandatory Arbitration program.
Active in his adopted hometown of Park Ridge, Mr. McNamara received the 2019 Park Ridge Beautification Award, served as Chair of the Park Ridge Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, and coached in local youth baseball and basketball leagues. A first-generation American with roots in Peru and Ireland, he places family first. His proudest titles are "father" to Jack (9), Isla (6), and River (2), and "husband" to Eva, who lovingly—and not begrudgingly—supports his dream of one day breaking 80 in golf.
Mr. McNamara is a proud graduate of DePaul University and Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Legal Medicine.
Robert Scherschligt Related Seminars and Products
Teamsters Local Union No. 916
Robert J. Scherschligt is Legal Counsel for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 916 in Springfield, Illinois. His current practice consists of negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and representing the Union in disciplinary matters, grievances, mediations, and arbitrations. Prior to joining the Teamsters, Bob served as Sangamon County’s Chief Public Defender from November 2010 until January 2020. He has more than 27 years of litigation experience at the county, state, and federal levels. Bob received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Millikin University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Creighton University’s School of Law. He is a registered certified public accountant and is licensed to practice law in the states of Illinois and Missouri. In addition, he is admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals.