2010 Human Rights Day

Breakout Sessions Schedule

Session One: 9:20 am to 10:20 am

• 2010 Legal Update
• Brief Overview of Sexual Harassment Laws Worldwide
• How Community Can Help to Close the Achievement Gap
• Transitioning Offenders: Starting Over Again!
• Veterans Court: Purpose and Desired Outcome

Session Two: 10.30 am to 11:30 am

• Creating a Welcoming and Inclusive School Environment for GLBT Students, Staff and Families
• Housing Discrimination and the Fair Housing Act
• Mediating Discrimination Claims with the Four Public Agencies
• Religious Accommodation in the Workplace: Islam
• Tolerable Cruelty? Obesity in the Workplace

Session Three: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

• A Legal Overview of the Shepard/Byrd Hate Crime Act
• Immigration Relief for Children and Other Vulnerable Individuals
• Keynote Q & A with Coach Herman Boone
• Putting Opportunity Back in Housing Opportunity
• Union Rights and Discrimination: National Labor Relations Act

Session Four: 2:40 pm to 3:40 pm

• Discrimination and Harassment in the Era of Social Media
• From Burma to Minnesota: The Karen Community Today
• Landlord and Employer Legal Responsibilities to Victims of Domestic Violence
• Latest Developments in Sexual Harassment Jurisprudence
• What do the ADA Amendments Mean for the Workplace?

Continuing education credits and accrediting bodies

• The Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) has approved six (6) credits for attending the entire day.
• The Minnesota Board of Social Work has approved four (4) credits for attending the entire day.
• The Minnesota Supreme Court ADR program: credits pending
• The WI Supreme Court (for CLE): credits pending
• The MN Board of Continuing Legal Education: credits pending

New MDHR Video Series Features Human Rights Day Presenters

The department's new video series, Your Rights To Know, explores two conference workshop topics: domestic violence and weight bias. Yvonne Shorts Lind presented a workshop during session two titled, Tolerable Cruelty: Obesity in the Workplace; Stephen Arnott and Margaret Hobday presented Landlord and Employer Legal Responsibilities to Victims of Domestic Violence during session four. View the new video programs online.