OMAA/OML WEBINAR:
THE STRAIGHT DOPE: OHIO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW DEFOGGED


Wednesday, October 18, 2017 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. EST - CANCELLED

COST: $100 PER REGISTRANT - REGISTRATION LIMITED TO 50 REGISTRANTS PER SESSION. (There is no CLE credit for these webinars.)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

This one-hour webinar will be a discussion by Marie-Joëlle Khouzam. Ohio’s medical marijuana law took effect September 8, 2016. What does this law mean for public employers and managers who already deal with a complex legal landscape? This webinar will identify functional considerations and offer best practices for minimizing risk. (This webinar will offer updated information since the February webinar.)

PRESENTERS:

Marie-Joëlle Khouzam, Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP

Marie-Joëlle C. Khouzam, a partner in Bricker & Eckler LLP's Employment and Public Sector groups, counsels and defends management clients, including public entities, in labor and employment law matters such as discrimination and harassment, intentional torts, breach of contract, leave laws, and other issues affecting the employment relationship. Her work ranges from providing day-to-day advice on personnel issues, to helping with management develop and implement policies, to defending matters before various state and federal agencies and courts.

Joëlle conducts frequent in-house training to help management ensure compliance and avoid litigation, and is a frequent author and speaker on developing employment-law topics. Most recently, she has testified before the General Assembly and also advised clients on the legal impact of Ohio’s marijuana initiatives on workplaces.

Her municipal practice includes representation of the City of Grandview Heights, where she has been the appointed City Attorney since January 2006. Joëlle is also a firm believer in the value of mediation, representing clients and also serving as a retained mediator (neutral). Joëlle chairs Bricker & Eckler’s Diversity & Inclusion committee, and serves on the boards of several central Ohio non-profits. She has been recognized among the Top 100 Ohio Lawyers, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Ohio, and Top 25 Women Lawyers in Columbus. She is also listed in Best Lawyers in America, Ohio Super Lawyers, and is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and listed on its Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers. She has received the Ohio Diversity Council's "Multicultural Leader" and "Most Powerful and Influential Women" awards, and has been recognized with community service awards by the Northwest Rotary Club, the Columbus Bar Association, and the Grandview-Marble Cliff Area Chamber of Commerce.

Complimentary copies of the power point slides will be sent to Registrants.

TO REGISTER: email the registration form to CYNDIE, at grant@omlohio.org, or mail it to the OMAA/OML offices (Please mail your $100 check, made out to the OMAA, to the OMAA offices: 175 S. Third St., Suite 510, Columbus, OH 43215.)

Each session is limited to 50 registrants. However, registrants are encouraged to set up for the webinar in a conference room, with a speaker phone and computer screen, and to invite other city officials to attend. Registrants are encouraged to notify Cyndie (614.221.4349) of the number of participants attending the webinar (for our records).

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(Please fill out and send via mail your registration along with payment)