The Collateral Legal Consequences of Obergefell v. Hodges Decision

Pre-registration closes on August 12, 2015.  Walk-in registrations always welcome!

This CLE will examine the groundbreaking SCOTUS decision Obergefell v. Hodges and its collateral effects in the areas of employment and human rights law. Specifically the presenters will discuss what Obergefell means for:

     • The level of scrutiny that should be applied to classifications on the basis of sexual orientation;

     • State laws barring discrimination on the basis of marital and/or familial status and state entitlement laws (i.e., medical and sick leave, bereavement, state COBRA laws, military spouse laws, etc.);

     • Precedent barring public employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.

     • Civil Unions and Domestic Partnership;

     • Parentage Rights; and

     • Accommodations to those claiming marriage equality impacts their religious freedom.

If you are an attorney practitioner or employed in the human resources area of an organization, you’ll want learn how to navigate your work in light of this ground-breaking decision.

This CLE is co-sponsored by the MSBA and the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association. 

A light breakfast will be served. 

Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. 

Presenters:

Dale Carpenter, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law, University of Minnesota School of Law
Joshua A. Newville , Employment and Civil Rights Attorney, Newville PLC

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