(Webcast) Preventing & Addressing Sexual Harassment Post-Cuomo

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• This CLE program will analyze the lessons to be learned from the Attorney General’s investigation into allegations of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s sexual harassment. Using the investigation as a focal point, with an eye towards prevention, this CLE will illuminate the significance of several key takeaways, including analyzing (i) the power of the first-person narrative in articulating a claim of sexual harassment; (ii) how power imbalances impact a victim’s willingness to come forward; (iii) the role of bystanders, witnesses and/or aiders and abettors and what impacts their willingness to come forward; (iv) the protections or lack thereof for victims and witnesses; and (v) the importance of making credibility determinations in sexual harassment cases.

  The CLE will use these takeaways to contemplate legislative and other reforms, particularly with respect to the prevention of workplace sexual harassment and the impact of confidentiality in settlement agreements for sexual harassment disputes.

  Program Fee:
  $49 For Members | $99 For Nonmembers

• Deborah Karpatkin
  The Law Office of Deborah H. Karpatkin

  Tanya Blocker
  Assistant General Counsel & Director, Labor & Employment Group, National Grid

  Mariann Wang
  Cuti Hecker Wang LLP

  Wendy Stryker
  Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC, President, Board of Directors of New York Civil Liberties Union

• 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm
  Opening Remarks, Introduction of Panelists & Program Overview

   

  6:05 pm – 6:15 pm
  Overview of Report of Investigation into Allegations of Sexual Harassment by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Key Takeaways

   

  6:15 pm – 6:40 pm
  What Insights Have We Learned about the Complainant/Victim’s Perspective?

   

  6:40 pm – 7:00 pm
  What are the Critical Lessons Learned & Takeaways from the Investigation?

   

  7:00 pm – 7:15 pm
  How Can These Lessons Be Implemented & Carried Forward? Taking a Look at Legislative Initiatives

   

  7:15 pm – 7:30 pm
  Question/Answer Session & Concluding Remarks

• New York: 1.5 Professional Practice
  New Jersey: 1.8 General MCLE
  California: 1.5 Professional Practice
  Pennsylvania: 1.5 General

• Sponsoring Association Committee:
  Sex & Law, Olympias Iliana Konidaris & Farah Diaz-Tello, Chairs
  Labor & Employment, Tracey Salmon-Smith, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org