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SUMMARY:Family Status Accommodation in Ontario: Exploring caselaw\, challenges\, and emerging trends through practical scenarios
DESCRIPTION:Select an option\n                                            \n                    Live Webinar                \n                                            \n                    Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle                \n                    \n\n        \n\n        Add to Cart\n    \n\n    \n     \nIn this interactive webinar\, legal experts will examine the leading Ontario cases and legislation defining the scope of family status discrimination\, the duties of accommodation\, and what constitutes undue hardship. We will explore how recent decisions are being applied in workplaces across the province\, and what they mean for both employers and employees. Whether you’re implementing accommodation policies\, advising clients\, or managing requests for flexible work\, this session will help you stay ahead of emerging trends and compliance risks. \nPanelists will address the following questions: \n\nIn what circumstances have adjudicators found that employees must be accommodated through work-from-home arrangements to accommodate child- or elder-care responsibilities?\nWhat information can employers require to support work-from-home arrangements in order to accommodate family responsibilities? Can employees be required to use their own resources before asking management for accommodation?\nWhen will a requirement that an employee return to in-person work amount to a bona fide occupational requirement? When will an employer be able to establish that it would amount to undue hardship to allow an employee to work on a remote\, hybrid or flexible basis?\nWhat practical considerations should be considered when assessing whether employees should be permitted to work from home? What flexible working options are available other than remote or hybrid work?\nWhat trends are emerging in damage awards for discrimination\, failure to accommodate\, and reprisals relating to family status claims?\n\nModerator \n\n\n \nJessica Connell\nMediator\, Arbitrator and Investigator \nJM Connell Professional Corporation – Dispute Resolution and Legal Service \n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nAndrew Astritis\nUnion Counsel\nRavenlaw LLP \n\n\n \nJessica Connell\nMediator\, Arbitrator and Investigator \nJM Connell Professional Corporation – Dispute Resolution and Legal Service \n\n\n \nLaurie Jessome\nEmployer Counsel\nCassels Brock & Blackwell LLP \n\n\nLive Webinar: Attend the session in real time and engage directly with the speakers. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\n\nOption: Live Webinar$295.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \nBundle (Video\, MP3\, & Audio)Get the full live experience plus post-event resources for continued learning. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\nOption: Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle$595.00Add to cart	\n			\n \nWebinar On DemandAccess the session anytime\, at your convenience. On-demand content is only available after the live session has concluded. For a full list of Lancaster’s library of webinars on demand\, click here. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\nAccreditation \nCPD\nLancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals\, lawyers\, and paralegals across Canada.
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