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Holiday Cheer: A Checklist for Employers

  • December 15, 2014
  • Paul E. Broad and Pamela M. Hillen

The holiday season is around the corner – and with it comes festivities and celebrations. Whether these seasonal events are large or small, employee health and safety remains a key priority for employers. Below, we provide employers with a checklist of measures to consider implementing in planning for a safe holiday celebration.

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Human Rights Commission’s Policy on Gender Identity and Gender Expression

  • December 15, 2014
  • Nicola Simmons and Buck Sully

In April, 2014, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released its Policy on preventing discrimination because of gender identity and gender expression, providing guidance with respect to recent amendments to the Human Rights Code. In this article, the authors provide an outline of the Policy, particularly with respect to the legal responsibilities owed by organizations to prevent, identify and address discrimination based on gender identity and expression.

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Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) Rules that there is No Right of Access to Certain Records of School Board Trustees

  • October 22, 2014
  • Priscilla Platt

In Order M0-3031, regarding the York Region District School Board (School Board), the IPC ruled that certain records of School Board trustees were not in the custody or under the control of the School Board and therefore were not governed by access to information provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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Welcome from the Chair

Welcome from the Chair

  • September 25, 2014
  • Brenda Stokes Verworn

Welcome back to the 2014 – 2015 school year of exciting opportunities to connect with other Education Law Section lawyers and educators. We are so happy you have joined our section. We want to be both your voice and source of valuable information.

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Arbitrator Rules that Collective Agreements Include Memoranda of Understanding

  • September 24, 2014
  • John-Paul Alexandrowicz

Arbitrator George Surdykowski has rendered a significant award in which he concludes that the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association and the Ontario Government formed part of a school board’s 2012-14 collective agreements with OECTA. This award addresses an outstanding issue about the status of the collective agreements imposed on school boards by the Government for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years.

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CASL for School Boards

  • May 05, 2014
  • Gillian Tuck Kutarna

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation comes into force on July 1, 2014, and may significantly affect the way school boards are able to communicate with parents, employees, suppliers and stakeholders.

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