CLEARING THE SMOKE [1]

An article in the American Bar Association's construction law newsletter examines marijuana use in the context of workplace safety instead of political rhetoric. Topics include: Marijuana's negative effects Expanding use Legality of use Occupational Safety and Health Administration Post-accident drug-testing Medical marjijuana Contractors Click for article

Dude, Where's My Workforce? [2]

Author Ben Marcus writes on the Colorado Public News website that at least two things are pushing Colorado employers to rethink employees' marijuana use: the state's low unemployment numbers and legal pot. Even so, courts are siding with employers, mostly. Marijuana use remains illegal under federal law. Click for article

Workplace Drug Testing [3]

Reasonable suspicion? Probable cause? Who can test whom? This chart shows the laws by state. Click for ACLU chart regulation, and many states have enacted provisions imposing drug-testing restrictions of various kinds.Since there is no comprehensive federal drug-testing law, this leaves the field open to state regulation, and many states have enacted provisions imposing drug-testing restrictions of various kinds.

STUDY: RIDE-HAILING MEANS FEWER VEHICLE SALES [4]

Meauring the Impact of an Unanticipated Suspension of Ride-Sourcing in Austin, Texas "On May 7, 2016 residents of Austin, TX voted against Proposition 1, which would have allowed transportation networking companies (TNCs) to continue using their own background check systems. The defeat of the proposition prompted Uber and Lyft to suspend services in Austin indefinitely. The suspension provided for a natural experiment to measure the impact of the suspension on travel behavior," the abstract states. Click for full report

Get Stalked by Paparazzi [5]

Are you a PEI Distributor or Service & Construction member? You could be interviewed and featured in the PEI Journal "Member Profile." If you're interested, email Kristen Wright. Check out all of the companies PEI has featured in the "Member Profile." 2017 Kubat Equipment & Service Co. (Craig Hoyer) Denver, Colorado Meco Inc. of Montgomery (Sara Beck) Montgomery, Alabama RSSE Inc. (Mark & Lynn Fry) Redding, California 2016 Accurate Tank Technologies (Steve Trabilsy) Illinois Vital Fuel Systems (William “Billy” Pierce) Apex, North Carolina Valley Petroleum (Michael Bakken) Grand Forks, North Dakota Mid-South Steel Products (Sonny Underwood) Cape Girardeau, Missouri 2015 McKinney Petroleum Equipment (Kevin McKinney) Mobile, Alabama Banks & Co. (John Moore) Fresno, California O’Day Equipment (Jim O’Day) Fargo, North Dakota LaMountain Bros. Inc. (Peter and Henry LaMountain) Oxford, Massachusetts 2014 Double Check Co. Inc. (Phil Farrell) Kansas City, Missouri PumpTex (Robert Peavey) Beaumont, Texas McCon Building and Petroleum Services Inc. (Chris Lawson) Irving, Texas Dale’s Service Inc. (Norm Hobson) Boise, Idaho 2013 Acterra Group Inc. (Terry Cooper) Marion, Iowa Petroleum Marketing Equipment (Ann Thomas) Placentia, California Phoenix Petroleum Ltd. (Kevin Nicklin) Fredericton, New Brunswick Petroleum Equipment Service (Charles Desfosses) Manchester, New Hampshire 2012 JMP Solutions (Joey Cheek) Fort Myers, Florida Northwest Pump & Equipment Co. (Gregg Miller) Portland, Oregon Petroleum Marketers Equipment Co. (Jerry Schmitz and Gerald Newcomb) Oklahoma City The Southern Co. of North Little Rock (Michael Shelby and Phillip Grace) North Little Rock, Arkansas 2011 Western Pump Inc. (Dennis Rethmeier) San Diego Westech Equipment Co. (Fred W. Jones) Salt Lake City E.O. Habhegger Co. Inc. (Ken Hagman) Yeadon, Pennsylvania 2010 Glasgow Equipment Service Inc. (Peter Ward) Riviera Beach, Florida ATS Environmental Services Co. (Christopher Tiso) Sparta, New Jersey LeBlanc & Theriot Equipment Co. Inc. (Louis Theriot) Metairie, Louisiana Cochise Petroleum Equipment Co. Inc. (Brent Ereckson) Phoenix 2009 Keller Equipment Supply Ltd. (Paul McKay) Calgary, Alberta, Canada Guardian Fuel Technologies (Joey Batchelor) Jacksonville, Florida

Going to PEI Convention? Best Business Dining in Chicago [6]

Graham Meyer and Joanne Trestrail of "Crain's Dining" list several top restaurants in Chicago: Steadfast Ocean Cut Cold Storage Tanta Roister Bad Hunter The Dearborn Revival Food Hall Blue Door Kitchen Epicure Bistro Arbor Click here for details about restaurants on this list and to get reservations. Click here to check out everything Chicago at www.choosechicago.com.

7 WAYS TO STAND OUT AT A CONFERENCE [7]

These seven steps will benefit others at conferences, too, not just you. Raise your hand. Stand on your own two feet. Say your name. Ask one question, not two. Share a brief, personal story. Don’t give advice or make a statement. Look at others in the room, not just the speaker. Click for article

You Already Have Your Future Leaders; Now Develop Them [8]

Bernard Banks, a clinical professor of management and associate dean for leadership development at the Kellogg School, shares four strategies to develop tomorrow's leaders internally. Groom future leaders before they make the leap. Bet on everyone. The best leadership training is immersive. Keep employees in the driver's seat. Click for article

Where Cash is Still King [9]

"Digital-commerce sales worldwide are expected to hit $4 trillion by 2020, about double of where it is now," according to a report published in the Harvard Business Review. "A major hurdle is the continuing stickiness of cash, which has not been displaced by digital alternatives despite myriad options." Consider today's digital landscape: Digital technology is widespread and spreading fast. Digital players wield outsize market power. Digital technologies are poised to change the future of work. Digital markets are uneven. Digital markets must still contend with cash. Click for report

SAVE A WOOKIEE WITH A DEFIBRILLATOR [10]

Could you save a life? Learn how to use a defibrillator in five minutes. Safety can be fun! This "Ted Talks" video lesson involves Wookiees and stormtroopers. Watch it, then share it with your co-workers and family, too.

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