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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

Justin Cummins accepted the invitation to present at a conference sponsored by the Minnesota State Bar Association, to be held in Minneapolis on December 12, 2013, regarding the implications of the recently enacted marriage-equality law for workplace rights and employment litigation

Brendan Cummins co-presented with the General Counsel of the AFL-CIO, Craig Becker, regarding non-traditional organizing and advocacy strategies during a conference of AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee members gathered in St. Paul on October 24, 2013

Justin Cummins accepted the invitation to present at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights' annual Human Rights Day conference, which will be held on December 5, 2013 in St. Paul, regarding the civil rights issues raised by employers doing criminal background checks during the hiring process

Justin Cummins authored an article about recent pro-employee amendments to Minnesota law, which was published by the law journal of the Minnesota Association for Justice

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

On September 20, 2013 in Minneapolis, Justin Cummins presented the Human Rights Committee Resolution before the General Assembly of the Minnesota State Bar Association -- seeking the Association's policy commitment to protecting civil liberties and civil rights -- and the General Assembly voted unanimously to adopt that Resolution

Justin Cummins moderated a replay of a State-wide conference, presented on September 18, 2013 in Minneapolis, regarding developments in employment law

At a meeting of the National Employment Lawyers Association -- Minnesota Chapter in Minneapolis on September 10, 2013, Justin Cummins co-presented regarding recent positive changes to State employment law and several Supreme Court decisions concerning employment claims under Federal law