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.
Keep Your Opinions to Yourself! Determining the limits of employee free speech inside and outside the workplace
July 19, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed stark divisions within the workplace and outside of it, as two years of pent-up frustration have driven employees and others into polarized camps on an [...]
Difficult Accommodations: Responding to denial, defensiveness, and personality disorders
July 7, 2022 Mental health disabilities can affect workers' judgment, ability to cooperate, and perceptions of others, all of which will likely interfere in the accommodation process. In this session, a mental health [...]
More than Malaise: Burnout as a workplace health, safety, and human rights issue
June 23, 2022 It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new stressors into nearly every aspect of life, including work. Dubbed the "echo pandemic" by mental health experts and advocates, the [...]
Sorting Shades of Grey: When do management actions constitute discipline?
June 7, 2022 An employer's management rights entitle it to make rules, set standards, supervise employees, issue performance appraisals, and conduct workplace investigations into possible misconduct, except insofar as the scope of these [...]
The Long Game: New rules for health and safety in a COVID-endemic world
May 17, 2022 It is prevailing expert opinion that, as the COVID-19 pandemic abates, regions will see a transition to an endemic or periodically epidemic virus — one that is persistent in the [...]
Avoiding Performance Management Pitfalls: Preventing abuse of authority, managing employee reactions
May 3, 2022 While performance management can be a useful tool for employers and employees, it can also result in significant legal issues when conducted improperly. In this session, experts will identify common [...]
Accommodation and Undue Hardship: A focus on recent trendsetting decisions
March 31, 2022 While the duty to accommodate is well established, the exact nature of that duty is constantly changing. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new complexity to the accommodation process [...]
The Independent Medical Exam: Working together to make it work
March 10, 2022 The use of independent medical examinations (IMEs) in determining appropriate accommodations is highly contentious. Unions and employees may doubt the independence of a physician designated by the employer or whose [...]
