Chautauqua Works and the Workforce Investment/Development Board, along with partners County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA), Prevention Works, Chautauqua County Health Department, and Family Service of the Chautauqua Region will be hosting a Business Seminar for local employers, entitled Marijuana in the Workplace: “High” Concerns for N.Y. Employers.
This seminar will cover Medical marijuana – NY Compassionate Care Act of 2014; Recreational marijuana-NY Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act of 2021; Federal laws to consider: Drug Free Workplace Act, U.S.D.O.T. requirements, Americans with Disabilities Act; Legal issues related to drug testing; What is the NY Office of Cannabis Management?; and Employer best practices.
Daniel P. Forsyth, Esq. with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC will be the presenter. Daniel is a Labor and Employment Law attorney. He represents employers in National Labor Relations Board proceedings including unfair labor practice charges and over 25 union organizing campaigns. He has extensive experience in labor arbitration, collective bargaining, jurisdictional disputes, strikes, picketing and injunction proceedings. Daniel regularly appears before various federal and state agencies. He practices at all levels of state and federal courts in litigation involving employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, restrictive covenants, motions to stay arbitration, duty of fair representation and injunctions, and advises clients on all areas of federal and New York employment law. Daniel has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 25 consecutive years. By this publication, he was recently named Buffalo’s best attorney for: Litigation-Labor & Employment (2016), Labor Law-Management (2015 & 2025) and Employment Law-Management (2014). State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 1981), Cornell University (M. Ind. & Labor Rel., 1978), and Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1976).
“We are very honored to have Dan present these seminars for the local employers in Chautauqua County and the region. We have worked with Dan since 2014; he has presented programs yearly since then. They are invaluable. A program of this kind is a great example of the workforce partners teaming together and investing in local employers” said Katie Geise, WIB Executive Director. “We look forward to continuing this relationship and offering future programs.”
The seminar will be presented on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Chautauqua Harbor Hotel, 10 Dunham Avenue, Celoron, NY 14720. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $30 per person and includes a buffet lunch. Registration and lunch will begin at 12:00 pm. The program will begin at 12:30 pm and go through 3:00 pm.
If you would like to attend this Business Seminar, plese print and complete the registration form, and return it as instructed by March 14, 2025.
For more information, or if you would like to request a registration form, email or call Jody Cheney at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (716) 487-5171.
