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Thursday, August 5, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Updating Your Handbook for These Rapidly Changing Times – Keeping Current with COVID and Beyond
Regardless of your size, whether publicly owned or a private start-up, having an up-to-date handbook is time-consuming, and you want to do it right. What should (or should not) be included in a handbook, and how can you make it manageable and easier to read? What policies do you need for COVID-19 remote work, and for when you bring your team back to the office? How will the Biden administration affect your handbook policies? For employers with Minnesota employees, what revisions are needed based on a significant new Minnesota Supreme Court case on handbooks? Get answers to these and many more – including a cheat sheet with a handbook outline and a few sample policies.
– Jessica L. Roe; Roe Law Group PLLC

Tuesday, August 10, 2021
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Avoiding 10 Discipline and Discharge Mistakes Employers Make
A plaintiffs’-side employment lawyer and an employer legal counsel – both with many years’ experience – share a rich set of insights to better meet the challenges in discipline and discharge situations. Learn 10 important lessons for employers: what mistakes to avoid and what to do instead.
– Liane M. Wong; Liane Wong Consulting LLC
– Kaarin Nelson Schaffer; Conard Nelson Schaffer, PLLC

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Answers to 20 of the Biggest Employment Law Questions Facing Employers in 2021
Does the patchwork of paid leave laws cover your workplace? Pro or con – what would the proposed PRO Act mean for employers? What new Upper Midwest laws apply to gig/freelance workers? Does giving it our best shot mean requiring COVID-19 vaccinations? What are some immediate implications of remote work? These are just 5 of the 20 questions Marko will answer in this fast-paced presentation.
– Marko Mrkonich; Littler Mendelson P.C. 

Monday, August 30, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Practical Tips for Creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy and Implementing Effective Programs
This webcast is a replay of a presentation originally given May 24, 2021 at the 2021 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
This session covers the importance of formal DEI policies and programs and provides hands-on guidance for how your organization can develop and implement a DEI policy and implement effective DEI programs to accomplish your organization’s DEI goals. Find out what works and how to avoid pitfalls in the assessment of your organizational culture as well as creating DEI policies and programs and implementing a DEI action plan.
– Rebecca J. Bernhard; Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Working Parents and Other Caregivers – Practical Advice for Real-World Scenarios Regarding Their Workplace Rights and Responsibilities
Employers have always needed to stay informed of their responsibilities and rights with respect to working parents and other caregivers of dependent family members, ensuring that the employer’s policies and practices are in line with applicable law. Now the pandemic has added once-in-a-lifetime complexities and extraordinary stressors to account for, for employees and employers alike. Join experienced employee and employer counsel as they analyze and provide practical advice, using real-world scenarios.
– Jenny Gassman-Pines; Greene Espel PLLP
– Steven Andrew Smith; Nichols Kaster, PLLP

$225

Other discounts that may apply:

• Season Pass Discount
• New Lawyer Discount

Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.

This package provides 5.0 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.

Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.

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Updating Your Handbook for These Rapidly Changing Times — Keeping Current with COVID and Beyond
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

Avoiding 10 Discipline and Discharge Mistakes Employers Make
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

Practical Tips for Creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy and Implementing Effective Programs
1.0 elimination of bias credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

Answers to 20 of the Biggest Employment Law Questions Facing Employers in 2021
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

Working Parents and Other Caregivers – Practical Advice for Real-World Scenarios Regarding Their Workplace Rights and Responsibilities
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit