BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lancaster House - ECPv6.15.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lancasterhouse.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lancaster House REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260806T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260806T140000 DTSTAMP:20260614T103809 CREATED:20250825T185620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T143829Z UID:17481-1786019400-1786024800@lancasterhouse.com SUMMARY:Addressing Gambling\, Technology\, & Pornography Addictions at Work: Legal and Human Rights Obligations 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 \nBehavioural and technology-related addictions\, from online gambling to excessive pornography use\, are pushing the limits of traditional policies and unsettled laws. As caselaw develops\, employers and unions are facing tough questions about evolving human rights obligations and workplace accountability. Panelists will explore: \n\nDo employees with gambling\, technology\, or pornography addictions have legal protection in the workplace? Must the addiction be formally diagnosed?\nHow should employers assess credibility and evidence when addiction by an employee as a defence is raised only after misconduct has occurred?\nWhat steps must employers take if they merely suspect an employee has an addiction?\nWhat are employer accommodation obligations when an addiction is behavioural or technology-related?\nWhich monitoring mechanisms for technology or inappropriate online activity have been found to violate privacy rights?\nWhat disciplinary measures have been applied when addictions lead to misconduct such as time theft\, misuse of employer equipment\, or financial improprieties? Are there differences in how courts and arbitrators treat behavioural versus substance-related addictions in the workplace?\nHow have employers and unions address addiction in workplace policies and collective agreements?\n\n\nModerator \n\n\n \nNick E. Milanovic\nArbitrator/Mediator\nProfessor Carleton University \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nRita De Fazio\nUnion counsel\nUrsel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP \n\n\n \nJustina Sebastiampillai\nEmployer Counsel\nStikeman Elliott \n\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 \nCPDPlease see below for CPD information for this event. Note that some regulators impose expiry periods for event pre-approvals. Participants are encouraged to consult the code and expiry date provided during the webinar and\, where an expiry code date for pre-approvals has passed or is not provided\, participants should confirm eligibility directly with their professional regulator. Participants are likewise encouraged to contact Lancaster House or their professional regulator with any other questions regarding the CPD eligibility of the event. \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 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.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours. URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/addressing-gambling-technology-pornography-addictions-at-work-legal-and-human-rights-obligations/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/addressing-gambling-technology-pornography-addictions-at-work-legal-and-human-rights-obligations.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260820T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260820T140000 DTSTAMP:20260614T103809 CREATED:20250825T190008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T155816Z UID:17486-1787229000-1787234400@lancasterhouse.com SUMMARY:Effective and Privacy-Compliant Medical Inquiries: Getting the right info from medical practitioners for accommodation\, leaves\, and return to work 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 \n\nNavigating an employer’s duty to accommodate while respecting employees’ privacy rights presents an ongoing challenge. This webinar will explore how to effectively request medical information and determine when a request for medical information is inappropriate. Specifically\, the panel will address: \n\nWhat are the privacy concerns associated with an employer requesting an employee’s medical information\, especially information related to mental health disabilities? What measures should employers and unions implement to safeguard an employee’s medical information and limit access to authorized individuals?\nDoes the extent of the medical information that an employer is entitled to request vary depending on the underlying purpose of the request (e.g. for accommodation\, leave\, or return to work) or the length of the absence? Do employers ever have a right to obtain an employee’s diagnosis rather than simply restrictions on work?\nWhat are best practices for drafting letters to medical practitioners regarding an employee’s accommodation\, leave\, or return to work? Can employers or unions communicate directly with an employee’s medical practitioner?\nWhen can an employer request an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”)? What is the union’s role in this process?\nHow should employers and unions assess medical information that relies exclusively or primarily on an employee’s subjective self-reporting of symptoms? Does the assessment differ in the context of mental health disabilities where diagnoses are predominantly based on self-reported information?\nHow should employers and unions approach an employee who is reluctant to provide medical information or fails to provide the requested information?\nHow should employers and unions update collective agreements and workplace policies to ensure that they are compliant with recent changes to legislation in various jurisdictions (e.g. restrictions on sick notes for short-term absences\, long-term illness leave)?\n\nModerator \n\nComing Soon. \n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nEvon Gayle\nEmployer Counsel\nMiller Thomson \n\n\n \nDr. Marina Afanasyeva\nOccupational Medicine\, Public Health & Prevention Medicine Specialist \n\n\n \nShelley Solomon\nLabour Relations Professional\nCUPE \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 \nCPDPlease see below for CPD information for this event. Note that some regulators impose expiry periods for event pre-approvals. Participants are encouraged to consult the code and expiry date provided during the webinar and\, where an expiry code date for pre-approvals has passed or is not provided\, participants should confirm eligibility directly with their professional regulator. Participants are likewise encouraged to contact Lancaster House or their professional regulator with any other questions regarding the CPD eligibility of the event. \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 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.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours. URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/effective-and-privacy-compliant-medical-inquiries-getting-the-right-info-from-medical-practitioners-for-accommodation-leaves-and-return-to-work/ LOCATION:Virtual Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lancasterhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/effective-and-privacy-compliant-medical-inquiries-getting-the-right-info-from-medical-practitioners-for-accommodation-leaves-and-return-to-work.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR