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SUMMARY:EDI Policies: Assessing the impact of U.S. developments on Canadian law and practice
DESCRIPTION:The panel will examine how Canadian firms can handle changing practices in the U.S. assess legal and reputational risks of altering EDI commitments\, and identify strategies to advance equity amid shifting legal and political climates. Specifically\, the panel will discuss: \n$595.00Add to cart	\n			\n \n\nHow are U.S. political and legal developments around EDI influencing Canadian law firm approaches to EDI? What should workplace leaders be paying attention to as they monitor developments?\nTo what extent could offering EDI initiatives conflict with provincial law society mandates on EDI education\, human rights\, and rules of professional responsibility?\nAre rollbacks of EDI permissible under Canadian human rights and employment equity legislation? How might legislative and Charter provisions permitting “special programs” impact that analysis?\nIf a firm discontinues a specific EDI initiative\, what steps should it take to ensure continued alignment with its values\, avoid reputational harm\, and protect the well-being of employees?\nWhat practical strategies can Canadian firms adopt to maintain EDI integrity while navigating cross-border business pressures and polarized public discourse?\nIn a shifting regulatory environment\, what steps can workplaces take to uphold EDI values in hiring\, client relationships\, and firm culture?\n\nModerator\n\n \nLaila Said Alam\nTribunal MemberBritish Columbia Human Rights Tribunal \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nConnie Cheung\nEmployer Counsel\nSherrard Kuzz LLP \n\n\n \nMary Rolf\nUnion Counsel\nPink Larkin \n\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nLSO EDI Professionalism: 1 hour(s) and 30 minutes(s)\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/edi-policies-assessing-the-impact-of-u-s-developments-on-canadian-law-and-practice/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:2025 Annual Employment Law Update: Key cases\, legislative changes & compliance trends in Canadian workplaces
DESCRIPTION:Stay current on the latest cases\, legislative developments\, and compliance trends in employment law through this comprehensive annual cross-country update. The webinar and materials will address key issues relevant to unionized and non-unionized workplaces\, such as: \n$595.00Add to cart	\n			\n \n\nAre employees entitled to work remotely and for how much of the work week? Who has the last word in determining whether employees must attend the workplace or work remotely? The employee or the employer?\nWhat restrictions apply to an employer’s ability to lay off employees? How are employees’ entitlements on termination impacted if they are let go due to large-scale downsizing or restructuring\, whether for economic reasons or as a result of technological change such as adoption of artificial intelligence?\nWhat words or phrasing invalidate a termination clause in an employment contract? Will stating that an employer can terminate an employee without cause “at any time” render a termination clause unenforceable? What trends are emerging in terms of how courts in different provinces approach such clauses?\nWhat types of conduct have recently been found to constitute “just cause”? When can employers successfully rely on “after-acquired cause”?\nWhen terms of termination are not set out in a contract\, how much notice or pay in lieu thereof will be considered reasonable? What factors do courts now take into account?\nHow do courts determine whether employees have met the duty to mitigate their damages by seeking other employment?\nWhat factors have prompted courts to award aggravated/moral or punitive damages for an employer’s conduct when terminating an individual’s employment? When may a party’s conduct during litigation warrant an award of damages?\n\nThe webinar and materials will also address the latest legislative and regulatory changes\, such as: \n\nNew and amended leave entitlements;\nIncreasing restrictions on employers’ entitlements to medical notes in support of certain short-term statutory leave requests; and\nRecent employment standards changes introduced through Ontario’s Working for Workers legislative series.\n\nTopics will be finalized in the weeks prior to the webinar\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most important developments in a changing legal landscape. \nModerator\n\n \nAnne Wallace\nArbitrator\, Mediator and Investigator \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nMargaret Bramhill\nEmployee Counsel\nKBA Partners LLP \n\n\n \nJoel Fairbrother\nEmployer Counsel\nBow River Law LLP \n\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n  \n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \nThis program has been approved for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/2025-annual-employment-law-update-key-cases-legislative-changes-compliance-trends-in-canadian-workplaces/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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