Event Description
Deadline to Register: November 17,
2020
This program is sponsored by the MSBA, HCBA,
& RCBA.
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted
every aspect of life in the United States, and here in Minnesota. Since March
2020, Minnesota families have navigated a new normal that no longer includes
access to regular care for their children or other vulnerable family members.
The new school year has presented additional challenges as many Minnesota
schools have now shifted to hybrid or fully distance learning. Amidst these
challenges, Minnesota parents and caregivers are forced to strike a precarious
balance between remaining healthy, caring for children and vulnerable family
members, and fulfilling their professional and workplace obligations. Likewise,
Minnesota employers are balancing the need to return to business as usual
with their moral and legal obligations to support
their workers during the continuing pandemic. The impact of the Covid-19 caregiving
crisis on women, women of color, and other protected
classes
who assume greater caregiving responsibilities is substantial and has
both short-term and long-term effects.
This presentation will:
● explore
the impact of Covid-19 on the primary caregivers in Minnesota families, with
attention to women caregivers and women of color, who, studies show, are
disparately impacted during the Covid-19 crisis as they manage their
professional and workplace responsibilities with their caregiving
responsibilities;
● discuss the laws that protect Minnesota caregivers
and the gaps in the law that leave Minnesota caregivers vulnerable;
● address
the challenges that Minnesota employers face in developing return-to-work
scenarios for their businesses and employees as this crisis persists;
● offer
guidance to Minnesota employers and their legal advisors as they balance the
ongoing needs of the Minnesota caregivers who work for them.
This program is being held by webinar only.
Panelists:Leanne Fuith | Visiting Professor, Mitchell Hamline School
of Law
Leanne Fuith is a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law where
she teaches courses in business formation and management and lawyer and law
student professional identity formation. She previously practiced business law,
employment law, and commercial and employment litigation and is admitted to practice in the
State of Minnesota.
Ann Jenrette-Thomas | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Stinson
LLP
Ann Jenrette-Thomas is the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at
Stinson, LLP where she oversees the implementation of the firm's Diversity and
Inclusion Action Plan. Prior to joining Stinson, Ann was a diversity and
inclusion consultant, an attorney at an Am Law 100 firm, a judicial clerk for
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a legislative attorney for
the New York City Council. She was also president and CEO of a nonprofit
organization.
Susan Trombley | Law Librarian
Susan Trombley is student at Mitchell
Hamline School of Law and a law librarian in the Twin Cities.
CLE credit:
2.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits approved | Event Code: 329736
Cost:
MSBA Members: $0.00
Non-MSBA
Members: $25.00
Remote Participation:
This program will be held on Zoom. Instructions will be sent the day
before the CLE. If you cannot find the instructions, please check your junk or
spam folder.
To register with a check, please mail in this registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions?
Contact Kara Haro
| 612-278-6329
The MSBA is committed to creating
an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If you need
reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify Kara Haro. Please
provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient
time to make arrangements for accommodations.