Webinars On Demand
With over 50 workplace topics to choose from, we make it easy to find the information you’re looking for. Our storehouse of 90-minute MP3s brings together the collected wisdom and experience of leading union and management counsel as well as neutrals and subject matter experts from across the country. In addition, each MP3 is accompanied by a PDF of concise summaries of cases discussed by the experts.
Workplace Privacy in a Digital Age: Foundational cases and recent developments
October 3 , 2019 In recent years, rapid technological developments and the prevalence of social media have blurred the boundary between public and private data and communications. As technology continues to evolve, workplace parties [...]
Promoting Wellness, Managing Attendance: What is the scope? What are the limits?
September 26, 2019 Lunchtime yoga sessions, nutrition classes, and fitness challenges are only a few of the many examples of wellness initiatives that workplace parties are embracing in an effort to improve worker [...]
Performance Management Pitfalls: Legal issues in employee evaluations
September 19, 2019 Performance management is a useful tool that can enhance communication between employers and employees, promote workplace accountability and employee engagement, and help clarify organizational goals and expectations. Yet if conducted [...]
Disability and Accommodation: Foundational cases and recent developments
September 10, 2019 Decisions by arbitrators, courts, and tribunals on the duty to accommodate employees are legion – and their number increases every day – but familiarity with the foundational cases and key [...]
Fair or Foul: Do employees have an enforceable right to fairness at work?
August 22, 2019 Equity, or fairness, in the workplace has long been identified as an important – or even primary – interest of employees. Is this interest in being treated fairly one that [...]
Who Judges the Judges? Ensuring arbitrator impartiality, dealing with bias, and seeking judicial review
August 13, 2019 Impartiality is the foundation of the arbitration process. But while arbitrators are expected to maintain objectivity in assessing evidence and rendering decisions, they nevertheless have the potential to be affected [...]
Nosy or Necessary? Balancing requests for medical information and privacy
July 25, 2019 Health-related issues in the workplace often prompt employer or union requests for medical information, especially in the context of disability accommodation and attendance management. Such requests necessarily involve striking a [...]
Discipline in Disguise? Drawing the line between valid discipline and retaliation
July 11, 2019 For an aggrieved employee, every adverse management action can be perceived as an act of reprisal or "payback," but can seemingly innocuous management functions such as scheduling, work assignments, and performance management [...]