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EH Breakfast Seminars
- The handout materials for our "AODA Half-Day Accessibility Standards Compliance Workshop" session can be purchased for $100.00
- April 3, 2012 - WSIB and OHS Update
- June 13, 2012 - Hot Topic Update: Accommodation in the Workplace
Other Speaking Engagements
- February 1, 2012 - Steve Williams - "A Systematic Approach to Managing Accommodation Risk", 2012 HRPA Annual Conference and Trade Show, Toronto, Ontario
- February 28, 2012 - Jacques Emond - "Professional Practice Lecture on Labour Law", Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
January 2012
Intrusion upon seclusion – Ontario Court of Appeal recognizes new tort for invasion of privacy
October 2011
Excessive and inappropriate Internet use – serious misconduct but not ‘time theft’
Threats in the workplace and Bill 168 – Arbitrator upholds termination
September 2011
Voting time: Employers’ obligations on election day
July 2011
Supreme Court of Canada narrows Charter protection for collective bargaining
Employee continues working after rejecting unilateral reduction to compensation – acceptance or mitigation?
Divisional Court ruling confirms employers’ expanded reporting obligations under the OHSA
June 2011
Court of Appeal strikes down unreasonable non-competition clause
Bill 160 – Ontario takes first step in overhauling occupational health and safety
May 2011
Arbitrator rules age-based distinctions in employee benefits not a violation of the Charter
Court rejects tort of invasion of privacy in Ontario
Ontario Court of Appeal revitalizes Bardal factors – length of service not the only consideration in determining notice period
April 2011
Conversion from full-time to part-time due to excessive absenteeism – Arbitrator upholds Hospital’s action
Voting time: Employer' obligations on Election Day
Important changes to the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Ontario’s top court rules employees have privacy interests in content on work computers
March 2011
Arbitrator rules on nurses’ entitlement to premium pay
February 2011
Ontario Court sets aside $100,000 in punitive and mental distress damages in “bad faith” dismissal case
December 2010
Terminating employment based on frustration of contract – what employers need to know
November 2010
Arbitration award rejects Ontario’s public sector compensation restraint measures
October 2010
Proposed Legislation Extends Freedom of Information and Privacy Law to Hospitals
Voting Time: Employers’ Obligations on Election Day
Ontario proposes new accessibility requirements in the Integrated Accessibility Standard
August 2010
Arbitrator rules on nurses’ collective agreement – layoff benefits not automatic
June 2010
OLRB rules on public sector restraint wage freezes for unionized workers
Court of Appeal refuses to recognize tort claims in employment relationship – slashes $500,000 damages award
May 2010
Ontario’s Bill 16, Creating the Foundation for Jobs and Growth Act, receives Royal Assent
The Ontario Government’s Bill 21 proposes new workplace obligations for retirement homes
April 2010
Ontario Arbitrator awards over $500,000 in damages to terminated employee
Ontario Budget proposes public sector compensation restraint
February 2010
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal rules against mandatory retirement
December 2009
Bill 168 amendments to the OHSA receive Royal Assent – workplace violence and harassment provisions to come into force June 2010
October 2009
Ontario’s cell phone ban for drivers and liability implications for employers
August 2009
Ontario and federal governments provide temporary funding relief for pensions
June 2009
Ontario Court awards $500,000 damages for manager’s assault on employee
May 2009
Bill 168 amendments to the OHSA - Ontario tackles workplace violence and harassment
Special Focus Alert - Pandemic Management - In 2007, Emond Harnden LLP did a comprehensive study on pandemic management for employers as part of its Breakfast Seminar Series entitled The Flu Pandemic Threat: Concerns and Obligations for Employers. Employers may find this useful in light of the current situation regarding the H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Influenza). If you need further information, please contact Emond Harnden, LLP.
Businesses, unions and employees invited to submit comments on modernization of Canada Labour Code
April 2009
Employer’s written contract prevails in dismissal of director
Supreme Court of Canada rules ambiguity fatal to non-competition clause
March 2009
Bill 139 – New Rights for Temporary Workers, New Obligations for Temporary Help Agencies
June 2011
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismisses special needs student’s discrimination claim
April 2011
Ontario’s top court rules employees have privacy interests in content on work computer
August 2010
Human Rights Tribunal rules that it is not an avenue to appeal decisions by Special Education Tribunal
Bill 157: Reporting and responding to serious incidents in schools
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