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.
Systemic Discrimination: Challenging stereotypes, breaking down barriers
June 27, 2013 Claims of systemic discrimination present special challenges. Establishing this type of discrimination requires proof of policies or practices which disadvantage a certain identified group in the workplace, and is often [...]
Domestic Violence and the Workplace: A new frontier in workplace protection
June 13, 2013 Until recently, domestic violence was a societal problem but not necessarily a workplace health and safety issue. But, on November 12, 2005, Lori Dupont, a nurse at Windsor's Hôtel-Dieu Grace [...]
Medical Examinations: Everything you want to know, but are afraid to ask
May 28, 2013 Requesting a medical examination to prove an employee's fitness to work or to facilitate accommodation often opens a can of worms, creating disagreement and discord that all workplace parties would [...]
Offsite and Online: The legal upsides and downsides of working from home
May 14, 2013 It is becoming more common for employees to do at least some of their regular work from home instead of going in to the office. Advancements in technology have made [...]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Prevention, accommodation, compensation
April 25, 2013 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a potentially debilitating mental disorder affecting up to 3% of the population at any given time. In this session, experienced counsel will discuss the legal [...]
Out of Bounds: Pranks, jokes and horseplay that cross the line into violence and harassment
April 11, 2013 It is often difficult to draw the line between acceptable workplace joking and horseplay and conduct that is harmful – what seems funny to one worker may in fact be [...]
High-Conflict Personalities: Dealing with difficult behaviours and personality disorders (e.g. narcissistic, paranoid, anti-social)
March 21, 2013 People who have a pattern of creating or increasing conflict with others can be characterized as people with 'high-conflict personalities.' With these individuals, the issue in dispute doesn't cause the [...]
Episodic Disabilities: What accommodations are required for conditions involving recurring periods of illness/disability? (e.g. HIV, cancer, mental illness)
March 07, 2013 Episodic disabilities are disabilities that are characterized by periods of good health alternating with periods of illness or disability. These episodes of disability often occur unpredictably and their duration is [...]