2020 Employee Benefits Webinar Series | Current HR Issues: Opioid Epidemic & Marijuana Legalization
Event Date: February 11, 2020
Date | Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Time | 10:00AM – 11:00AM
Presenter | Tory Daugherty – Human Resources Services Executive, Group Benefits and Chris Fry, O’Conner & Thomas, P.C.
Webinar Description
Times are changing – which creates new HR issues and solutions regarding the opioid epidemic and legalization of marijuana. Join us to discuss the problems that substance abuse causes in the workplace and how the legalization of marijuana will affect HR policies and strategies in 2020.
About the Presenters
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Tory Daugherty Cottingham & Butler Human Resources Services Executive, Group Benefits |
Tory Daugherty joined Cottingham & Butler in 2011 in the Human Resources department where she was responsible for new hire orientation, onboarding new employees, and leading the company’s sales recruiting efforts. As the HR Services Executive, Tory specializes in conducting operations reviews to ensure clients are compliant in areas such as job descriptions, employee handbooks, and general human resources policies.
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Christopher C. Fry O’Conner & Thomas, P.C. |
Christopher C. Fry joined the firm in 2004, upon admission to the Iowa Bar. Chris is a member of the American, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Dubuque County Bar Associations. He was admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 2012. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa, and U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Chris is also a member of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Chris has a general practice which includes, but is not limited to the areas of business law, criminal law, insurance, personal injury, workers’ compensation, labor and employment, litigation, trial law, and appellate practice. For more information please click HERE.


If you have any questions please reach out to Grace Weimerskirch at gweimerskirch@cottinghambutler.com.