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Greater Lansing SHRM Roundtable Discussion

Workplace Drug Policies and Michigan Marijuana Law

Are you a Michigan employer who is considering changes to your zero-tolerance drug program based on Michigan legalization of marijuana?  Are you a DOT employer or have safety sensitive positions and considering different drug policies for different types of work?  Have you scaled back your program and don’t know how to handle new workplace marijuana use challenges?

Join expert Wendy J McDowell, C-DAPA-A, PHR, Director of Human Resources and Employment Compliance with Integrity Testing & Safety Administration, Inc. for a group discussion to allow participants to share questions and learn how others are managing their workplace drug programs.

GLSHRM will provide a continental breakfast.  

Location:          Granger Waste Services – 16980 Wood Road Lansing, MI (Directions: Enter drive #3 then make an immediate right. Enter the center door by the flagpole. Parking available in front of and around building)

Time:              Continental Breakfast 7:45, Conversation begins at 8:30

Facilitator:       Marlo McCutcheon, Sr. Director of Human Resources, Granger Waste Services and Director of SHRM Certification for GLSHRM

About our Expert: Wendy McDowell has over 35 years of experience in the transportation aviation industry and holds certificates in Drug and Alcohol Program Administration and Human Resources.

Wendy began her transit career in 1987 for United Airlines in New York. She moved up through the company to become a Manager of Performance and Labor in Denver Colorado. During her time in the Performance and Labor division she managed all aspects of Workers Compensation, FMLA, ADA and the return to work process for over 3300 employees. During the last 8 years with United Airlines Wendy worked with the Medical Group, EAP and SAP’s as well as the employee group and the Union on the return to work agreements as United Airlines was a “second chance” employer. Wendy received her Professional in Human Resources in 2007.

Wendy left United Airlines in 2008 and joined Mayo Aviation one of the largest 135 Charter Airlines in Colorado. Wendy served as the HR Director and DER for approximately four years. She developed and trained employees and supervisors on a variety of topics including 49CFR40 and 14CFR120 regulations, she handled all FAA audits as well as vendor audits.

Armed with the experience and certifications she obtained throughout her career, Wendy and her husband opened The Global Business Solution Providers in 2012, a consulting firm that specialized in providing comprehensive full service business planning solutions for DOT regulated transportation companies around their drug and alcohol programs. The company was in business from 2012-2021 when she closed it to retire with her husband.

Retirement did not last long as she took on a position with Integrity Testing and Safety Administrators in 2021 working as the Director of Human Resources and Employment Compliance. After 35 years Wendy still enjoys the world of transportation and drug and alcohol compliance.