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"A Duty to Google?": Professional Competence for Employment and Labour Lawyers

"A Duty to Google?": Professional Competence for Employment and Labour Lawyers

  • June 16, 2020
  • Niveda Anandan, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The “duty to Google” is not a novel obligation imposed upon lawyers when considered in the context of practitioner competence. The term serves as simple reminder to lawyers of their responsibility to make use of information that is publicly and easily available.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
Raising the Bar While Flattening the Curve: How Predictive Analytics are Supporting COVID-Era Employment Law Practices

Raising the Bar While Flattening the Curve: How Predictive Analytics are Supporting COVID-Era Employment Law Practices

  • June 16, 2020
  • Andrew Monkhouse, Monkhouse Law, Kim Condon, Blue J Legal

If we’ve learned one thing in recent months, it is the power of data. Statistical modeling revealed the importance of social distancing to “flatten the curve”. Now that restrictions are starting to ease, data is being used to guide decisions about when to resume normal activities.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
Monitoring Employees: Practical Lessons from R v Jarvis

Monitoring Employees: Practical Lessons from R v Jarvis

  • June 16, 2020
  • Laura J. Freitag & Madeline A. Davis, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Privacy law is still a nascent area of law in Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada case of R v Jarvis (“Jarvis”)—while decided in the context of section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the application of Criminal Code provisions—underscores some important concepts that could be imported to the employment context.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
Apps to Assist the Labour and Employment Lawyer

Apps to Assist the Labour and Employment Lawyer

  • June 16, 2020
  • Jessica Fay and Janeta Zurakowski, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

The year is 2020. A global health pandemic hits. The courts and tribunals close. Lawyers almost universally start working remotely. But, the practice of labour and employment law must go on as both employees and employers continue to require legal advice, perhaps now more than ever. In this unique climate, how does a labour and employment lawyer manage a demanding practice? Well, there’s likely an “app” (or six!) for that.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Federal Employers’ Workplace Inspection Obligations

Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Federal Employers’ Workplace Inspection Obligations

  • April 27, 2020
  • Christopher Pigott, Rachel Younan, and Jessica Nolan, Fasken

Federal employers are required under Part II of the Canada Labour Code to ensure that a workplace health and safety committee or representative inspects the work place annually. In 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal decided that duty may extend to locations that the employer does not control. A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision has clarified the scope of this duty.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
The Case for Mediating Small Wrongful Dismissal Claims

The Case for Mediating Small Wrongful Dismissal Claims

  • March 10, 2020
  • Mitchell Rose, Rose Dispute Resolution

This article makes the case for voluntary mediation of Small Claims Court employment disputes, or "Small Wrongful Dismissal Claims."

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
Tips for a Successful Mediation

Tips for a Successful Mediation

  • March 10, 2020
  • Stuart Rudner, Rudner Law

This article contains a series of tips on how parties should approach mediation, based upon my attendance at hundreds of mediation hearings as counsel for the employee, counsel for the employer and as mediator.

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Tax Implications and Settling your Employment Matter

Tax Implications and Settling your Employment Matter

  • March 09, 2020
  • Jennifer Emmans, Emmans Law Professional Corporation

This article addresses whether there is any opportunity to maximize the available settlement dollars in an employment dispute by lawfully utilizing taxation categories.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum