Presented by:
Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace at
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Friday, March 3, 2023
The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is nothing short of monumental. It will undoubtedly have significant and far-reaching effects on almost all areas of life, including families (and family law), relationships, the criminal justice system, healthcare, travel, and state and federal politics, to name a few. It will also undoubtedly have significantly different effects based on race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and disability. These issues are already being discussed and explored and will continue to be for years (if not decades).
This symposium explored the effect of Dobbs on work law. Prominent scholars and advocates from around the country discussed topics that included: privacy in the workplace, pregnancy discrimination protections, state and federal maternity leave laws, employers’ liability for assisting employees in procuring abortions, implications for religiously affiliated employers, effects on workers with disabilities, racial and class differences regarding how Dobbs affects the workplace, effect of Dobbs on sexual harassment and gender-based violence law, the potential role of unions and other collective action, and the effects on employee benefits law.
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