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Brendan Cummins accepted the invitation to present at the annual Public Sector Labor & Employment Law Institute, which will be held on February 28, 2014 in Minneapolis, regarding the legal and practical implications of recent rulings by the Supreme Court and other tribunals concerning free speech and union organizing, among other cutting-edge issues

Justin Cummins moderated a replay of a State-wide conference, presented on December 17, 2013 in Minneapolis, regarding current employment issues under the amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act

Justin Cummins presented, at a State-wide conference held in Minneapolis on December 12, 2013, concerning the legal and practical impact of Minnesota's recently enacted marriage-equality law for employment-related rights and responsibilities

Justin Cummins presented, during a State-wide conference held on December 5, 2013 in Minneapolis, regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Justin Cummins co-presented with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission trial counsel at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights’ annual Human Rights Day conference, held on December 5, 2013 in St. Paul, regarding the civil rights issues dimensions of performing criminal background checks during the hiring process

Justin Cummins accepted the invitation to present at a conference on Federal court litigation, which will feature numerous Federal judges and be held on February 25-26, 2014 in Minneapolis, concerning the various grounds for imposing monetary and non-monetary sanctions against counsel and parties

Brendan Cummins co-presented regarding the procedural and substantive use of medical information in labor and employment law proceedings during the annual Labor & Employment Law Institute, held in Minneapolis on November 22, 2013 and attended by several hundred labor and employment law attorneys

At the annual Labor & Employment Law Institute, held in Minneapolis on November 22, 2013 and attended by several hundred labor and employment law attorneys, Justin Cummins co-presented regarding changes to State employment laws in the last legislative session and the related legal strategies for counsel

Brendan Cummins accepted the invitation to author a chapter on the special legal and policy issues in unionized workplaces for a book regarding the screening of job applicants by employers

Justin Cummins accepted the invitation to present, at a State-wide Conference to be held in Minneapolis on February 21, 2014, concerning the legal and practical significance of the 5 most important cases applying the National Labor Relations Act to employees in non-union workplaces