WBASNY Virtual Convention 2021 Journal

A FTER THE C ONVICTION – H ELPING P EOPLE R ESTORE T HEIR R IGHTS (1.5 HOURS ) Sponsored by Nota by M&T Bank

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

There are over 35,000 collateral consequences to the criminal conviction throughout the United States. They can range from voting and housing restrictions, denial of bank loans, and employment and educational license denial. Despite these ongoing issues, many practitioners fail to appreciate the great work that can be done in the post-conviction arena to help their clients move forward in their lives. This CLE will look at the overall picture of collateral consequences, explore out obligations under Kentucky v. Padilla, and review the various types of post-conviction relief that is instrumental in helping post- conviction clients achieve their goals, particularly certificates of relief from civil disabilities, certificates of good conduct, and sealing motions. Attendants will get a thorough review of each type of relief available, including the forms and tips on enhancing their clients applications.

Speaker:

Elizabeth A. Justensen Esq., MSW

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3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A WARDS C EREMONY Sponsored by Professional Liability Consulting Services, Inc.

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

O UTGOING P RESIDENT ’ S R ECEPTION Sponsored by the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

S ATURDAY – M AY 22

L OGIN

8:30 a.m.

C ONTINUING L EGAL E DUCATION S EMINARS

# ME T HREE ? N AVIGATING C ONFLICTING S TANDARDS IN S EXUAL H ARASSMENT L AW (1.5 HOURS ) Sponsored by Nota by M&T Bank

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

As accusations and allegations of sexual harassment continue to make headlines, employers, educators, attorneys, and courts must answer a fundamental question, with which our very society grapples: What IS sexual harassment, anyway? Within current state and federal legal parameters, there are now as many as three distinct legal standards that New York practitioners may have to consider in examining this question, and application of those standards to one set of facts may lead to a variety of results. This has strategic implications for litigators as well as policy-makers and courts, which have yet to opine on inherent conflicts among various relevant statutes that prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace. This program offers an overview of the changing landscape of sexual harassment law, focusing on current, often conflicting, legal standards imposed by recent changes to both state and federal law: the New York Human Rights Law (Executive Law §§ 290 et seq. ), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC §§ 2000e et seq.; 29 CFR Part 1601), and, most controversially, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 USC §§ 1681 et seq. ; 34 CFR Part 106), recently implemented regulations for which explicitly apply to employment in specific contexts. Thorough jurisprudence has been applied to only one of these statutes in their current iterations, leaving litigants and policy-makers and litigators with questions that remain to be explored, and that will be discussed, with consideration of pending regulatory and judicial review.

Speaker:

� Elizabeth A. Ledkovsky, Esq.