Staying on the Right Side: Disentangling the overlapping roles of lawyers and HR professionalsColleen Ballance2023-06-07T13:36:13-04:00December 13th, 2018|Read More
It’s Legal, Now What? Practical advice on cannabis impairment, fitness for duty and safety concernsColleen Ballance2023-06-07T13:32:11-04:00November 29th, 2018|Read More
It Just Isn’t Working: The rules on dismissal for incompetence and incapacityColleen Ballance2023-06-07T13:39:46-04:00November 27th, 2018|Read More
Attendance Management: Addressing absenteeism, accommodating disabilitiesColleen Ballance2023-07-06T16:09:46-04:00November 15th, 2018|Read More
More Like Sherlock, Less Like Clouseau: Essential guidance on disciplinary investigationsColleen Ballance2023-06-07T13:44:00-04:00November 6th, 2018|Read More
Accommodating Employees with Depression: The latest research and caselawColleen Ballance2023-07-06T13:59:02-04:00October 23rd, 2018|Read More
Privacy Hot Spots: Top recent cases on drug testing, surveillance, medical records, and personal informationColleen Ballance2023-06-07T13:51:54-04:00October 18th, 2018|Read More
Taking the Bully by the Horns: When is it bullying? When is it management?Colleen Ballance2023-06-07T13:53:31-04:00October 2nd, 2018|Read More
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: When does the law impose a “duty to inquire” about disability?Colleen Ballance2023-06-07T13:55:19-04:00September 27th, 2018|Read More
Defining Sexual Harassment in the #MeToo Era: Addressing borderline casesColleen Ballance2023-06-07T14:14:38-04:00September 20th, 2018|Read More
Leading Cases on Discharge and Discipline: Mastering the key principles, foundational cases, and current issuesColleen Ballance2023-06-07T14:43:38-04:00September 18th, 2018|Read More
Reefer Reality: Experts discuss burning questions about legalized cannabisColleen Ballance2023-06-07T14:17:26-04:00September 13th, 2018|Read More
The Latest on Disability-Related Misconduct’, ‘What’s changed since the Supreme Court’s decision in Elk Valley?Colleen Ballance2023-06-07T14:20:35-04:00August 21st, 2018|Read More
Chronic Pain: Medical and legal experts demystify the issuesColleen Ballance2023-07-06T16:20:26-04:00August 16th, 2018|Read More
The Latest Word on Last Chance Agreements: How to draft them, when to use them, and whether arbitrators will enforce themColleen Ballance2023-06-07T14:24:31-04:00July 26th, 2018|Read More
Indigenous Traditions: Understanding spiritual practices and approaches to dispute resolutionColleen Ballance2023-06-07T14:44:11-04:00July 12th, 2018|Read More
At the Breaking Point: The growing problem of workplace stress and burnout, and what to do about itColleen Ballance2023-07-06T14:13:58-04:00July 12th, 2018|Read More
Dealing with Difficult People: Bullying bosses, sensitive employees, and other challenging personalitiesColleen Ballance2023-06-07T15:01:43-04:00May 31st, 2018|Read More
Down and Out or Up and About? What’s considered permissible activity on sick leaveColleen Ballance2023-06-07T15:08:50-04:00May 15th, 2018|Read More
Workplace Sexual Harassment: Encouraging reporting, developing a responsive process, changing the cultureColleen Ballance2023-06-07T15:09:49-04:00May 3rd, 2018|Read More
Medical Notes, Specialist Reports and IMEs: Employee privacy vs. the employer’s right to knowColleen Ballance2023-06-07T15:49:39-04:00April 19th, 2018|Read More
Working and Managing in a Unionized Environment: The basicsColleen Ballance2023-06-07T15:54:27-04:00April 12th, 2018|Read More
You Can’t Say That at Work! Charting a course through harassment, insubordination, defamation and free speechColleen Ballance2023-06-07T15:58:15-04:00March 27th, 2018|Read More
Work/Life Juggling Act: An update on the developing law of family status accommodationColleen Ballance2023-06-07T16:01:41-04:00March 1st, 2018|Read More
Mastering the Essentials: Accommodating mental and physical disabilitiesColleen Ballance2023-06-07T16:03:50-04:00February 15th, 2018|Read More
Bill 148: Practical pointers on implementing Ontario’s new employment standardsColleen Ballance2023-07-06T16:18:11-04:00February 8th, 2018|Read More
From Hiring to Firing: Recent wrongful dismissal cases you need to know aboutColleen Ballance2023-06-07T20:25:26-04:00February 6th, 2018|Read More
Current and Critical: The most important labour law and human rights decisions of 2017Colleen Ballance2023-06-07T20:29:08-04:00January 25th, 2018|Read More