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Thursday, July 25, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Ethics and Neuroscience: Managing Sleep to Avoid Ethics Mistakes
Sleep impairment impacts competence, focus, diligence, decision-making, effective client communication, and making progress on cases. Sleep deprivation predicts lawyer misconduct by increasing anxiety, interrupting working memory, and impairing effective executive thinking. Learn the latest neuroscience behind sleep, and its impact on mental health, substance use, ethical behavior, and performance.
– Joan Bibelhausen; Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
– Robin M. Wolpert; Sapientia Law Group, PLLC

Thursday, July 25, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Pay Equity Lawsuits and Emerging Trends – Essentials for Litigators and Advisors
This session will update you on important developments in pay equity law – including state law trends across the country, federal law updates, and significant recent court rulings in this cutting-edge area.
– Susan E. Ellingstad; Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP
– David E. Schlesinger; Nichols Kaster PLLP

Friday, July 26, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. 
The 9 Most Important Whistleblower Cases – Including the New U.S. Supreme Court SOX Case
Experienced employment lawyers from both sides of the aisle discuss the whistleblower cases you absolutely need to know – and the lessons they teach. Their list includes the U.S. Supreme Court’s February 2024 decision on whether retaliatory intent is a required showing under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
– Sara Gullickson McGrane; Felhaber Larson
– Joni M. Thome; Wanta Thome PLC

Friday, July 26, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
What Can Blur the Lines and Create an Unintended “Employee” Relationship – It May Surprise You!
There are significant consequences to actions that blur “employee” and “independent contractor” statuses – and to actions that can make your company a “joint employer” of another company’s employees. You’ll leave this session better able to issue-spot the types of workplace decisions that can create these unintended consequences – with practice tips about how to avoid those pitfalls!
– Grant T. Collins; Felhaber Larson

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Elimination of Bias: Mediating with LGBTQ+ Parties
Individuals from the LGBTQ+ community, like those in other marginalized groups, may be wary of using ADR processes based on concerns about whether the neutral, the lawyers, or the other parties will be culturally competent and whether the process can be truly fair. In this presentation, Celeste Culberth and Martin Ho will discuss their experiences from all sides of the process, working with gay and transgender parties to make sure that they can fully participate in and benefit from the transformative possibilities of mediation.
– Celeste E. Culberth; Culberth & Lienemann, LLP
– Martin B. Ho; Stingley & Ho, PLLP

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Drab to Fab: Employee Evaluations Get a Makeover
Performance evaluations can have a major impact on employee performance and morale, and can be critical to the outcome of employment litigation. Yet all too often they end up written as some variation of “meets expectations.” This session analyzes how evaluations can influence employment claims and offers practical guidance for attendees to share with managers on the front lines of drafting these critical documents.
– Jillian Kornblatt; Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
You’re Hired! Anatomy of an Employment Agreement
This presentation will address key aspects of drafting employment agreements and independent contractor agreements from the standpoint of the employer. Topics will include:

• When you shouldn’t have an agreement with at-will employees;
• When and how to use restrictive covenants; 
• Key aspects of independent contractor agreements; 
• Negotiating contracts with staffing companies; and
• Common mistakes that can lead to costly litigation.

– V. John Ella; Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
– Natolie Hochhausen; Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
I-9 Compliance, New Form I-9, and New Remote Inspection Rule – What All Employment Law Advisors and HR Professionals Need to Know
This session provides an overview of the new Form I-9, virtual document verification process, updated but still lacking List of Acceptable Documents, and best practices for Form I-9 processes generally.
– Loan T. Huynh; Fredrikson & Byron PA
– Anu Jaswal; Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
– Roger Tsai; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

$365

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 8.0 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.

Click titles for credit status and individual event codes.

Ethics and Neuroscience: Managing Sleep to Avoid Ethics Mistakes
1.0 ethics credit

Pay Equity Lawsuits and Emerging Trends – Essentials for Litigators and Advisors
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 MSBA labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

The 9 Most Important Whistleblower Cases – Including the New U.S. Supreme Court SOX Case
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 MSBA labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

What Can Blur the Lines and Create an Unintended “Employee” Relationship – It May Surprise You!
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 MSBA labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

Elimination of Bias: Mediating with LGBTQ+ Parties
1.0 elimination of bias credit
We anticipate that this webcast also will qualify for 1.0 ADR credit in Minnesota.

Drab to Fab: Employee Evaluations Get a Makeover
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 MSBA labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

You’re Hired! Anatomy of an Employment Agreement
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 MSBA labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit

I-9 Compliance, New Form I-9, and New Remote Inspection Rule – What All Employment Law Advisors and HR Professionals Need to Know
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 MSBA labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit / 1.0 SHRM credit