Restructuring the Workplace To Accommodate Family Life

It is drawing near -- only a month away, Friday, March 16, at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis -- the eagerly-anticipated Symposium exploring work/family balance issues from perspectives of all sorts -- explicitly religious, explicitly secular, feminist legal theory and the rhetoric of law, considering issues such as the impact of immigration law, the history of family wage, employment laws and the impact of poverty.  Featuring not only keynote addresses by Professor Joan Williams ("Opt Out or Pushed Out: The Real Story of Women and Work") and Sr. Prudence Allen ("Analogy, Law and the Workplace: Complementarity, Conscience, and the Common Good"), but also presentations by MOJ-ers Susan Stabile and Michael Scaperlanda! 

For more details and to register, just visit our web site.

Workplace Restructuring

to Accommodate Family Life

Friday, March 16, 2007

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Through dialogue across philosophical and faith traditions, the symposium will examine the dynamics of family preservation and social justice in the workplace. Topics will include family wage structures, proposed immigration reforms, employment laws, and caring for caregivers.

Other presenters:

·       Professor Gregory Acs, The Urban Institute

·       Professor Katharine Baker, Chicago-Kent College of Law

·       Dr. Allan C. Carlson, The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society

·       Professor Kirsten Davis, Arizona State University College of Law

·       Professor Marie Failinger, Hamline University School of Law

·       Professor Eva Kittay, City University of  New York

·       Professor Michael A. Scaperlanda, University of Oklahoma College of Law

·       Professor Michael Selmi, George Washington University Law School

·       Professor Susan Stabile, St. John's University School of Law

Registration deadline is March 5, 2007
6 CLE credits applied for (elimination of bias)