Summer of Workplace Unrest – Disease, Diversity and Democracy

 ACC Mid-America Chapter and
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jointly Present
Summer of Workplace Unrest – Disease, Diversity and Democracy
Presented By: Shelley I. Ericsson from Ogletree Deakins
 
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM via Zoom Webinar

Program Description:  Learn the latest on 2020 developments that impact the workplace, including how to effectively educate your workforce on sensitive topics and minimize risk.

 Discussion Topics and Objectives include:

 COVID-19 Update (20 minutes):

· Return to Work Issues:  what types of issues we are seeing in litigation due to COVID-19 and how best to mitigate those risks.

 Workplace Diversity (40 minutes)

· Race and Racism in the Workplace:  managing expectations and training employees on race issues in the workplace amid widespread social movements; tips for implementing a D&I program.

 · Title VII and LGBTQ+ Employees:  Bostock v. Clayton County – what does this landmark Supreme Court decision mean? 

 · Politics in the Workplace: employee speech consideration, implications of limiting employee political speech in the private sector.

 We encourage members to bring an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.

Please register by Tuesday, August 11, 2020
*Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Credits pending.