by Karen Sawatzky | Jan 4, 2019 | Cannabis, Continuing Professional Development, Employment and Labour Law
January 10, 2019 – Considering Cannabis: Cannabis Legalization and Impacts in the Workplace
The legalization of recreational cannabis brings with it a multitude of issues for employers to address. Experienced labour and employment lawyer Tracey L. Epp, Pitblado LLP, will provide a fascinating review of the legal status of cannabis in Canada from its criminalization early in the last century, to the introduction of medical cannabis in 2001, to the recent legalization of recreational cannabis under the federal Cannabis Act. She will also briefly describe the provincial framework for regulating retail cannabis sales in Manitoba.
The program will explore key issues from an employment perspective particularly with respect to the need for workplace policies that address the use of recreational cannabis both on and off-duty, fitness for work, impairment and the designation of safety sensitive positions. Ms. Epp will also provide a refresher on medical cannabis and relevant employer considerations such as the duty to accommodate and health benefits plan coverage.
If you are an employer or you provide legal advice to employers, this program is not to be missed.
Presenter: Tracey L. Epp, Pitblado LLP
Registration Fee:
Lawyer – $95.00 (plus GST)
Student – $47.50 (plus GST) ~ 50% Discount
Note: Registration fee includes materials and lunch
Webinar Registration Fee: $65 plus GST (includes materials sent electronically)
Registrants will receive an email prior to January 10 with detailed instructions on how to connect.
Eligibility For CPD Hours: This program may be reported for up to 2 hours of eligible CPD activity.
by Allyssa McFadyen | Nov 5, 2018 | Employment and Labour Law, Law Society Publications, Legal Research
The October 2018 edition, No. 33, has just been released.
In this Issue
- Letters of Guidance Not Disciplinary: MBQB
- No Reason Needed for Termination of Independent Contractor: MBQB
- Injunctions Rarely Granted in Constitutional Challenges: MBQB
- Other Court Decisions
- Inappropriate Social Media Use and the Workplace: MBLA
- Legislative Update
- New Parental Sharing Benefit to be Implemented Early
- Report of Modernizing Federal Labour Standards
- Reports on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Recommended Reading
- 2018 Isaac Pitblado Lectures
- Annual Manitoba Labour Law Review
- CBA Conference
by Allyssa McFadyen | Aug 24, 2018 | Commentary, Current Awareness, Employment and Labour Law, Journals, New Books
Volume 21 No. 1, 2018 of the Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal has arrived in the library.
Table of Contents
- A Legal Framework to Govern Online Political Expression by Public Servants by Amanda Clarke & Benjamin Piper
- Honda v. Keays – Employer Shield or Employee Sword? An Empirical Analysis by Bruce Curran
- Deepening the Delusion in the Regulation of Temporary Help Agency Employment by Timothy J. Bartkiw
- Management Consultants and the Employees of their Client Organizations: Towards a Model of Employee Protection by Pnina Alon-Shenker
Commentary on Cases, Legislation and Policy
- Unclear and Unconvincing: The Standard of Proof in Police Discipline Cases after Jacobs v. Ottawa (Police Service) by Patrick Simon
- Harper v. Lafarge: Summary Judgment and the Assessment of Reasonable Notice in Wrongful Dismissal Cases by Patrick Hart
by Karen Sawatzky | Jun 15, 2018 | Employment and Labour Law, Law Society Publications
Lots to unpack in the latest Labour and Employment eLaw update:
- Supreme Court of Canada upheld a BC appeal tribunal’s ruling that the owner of a forest property on which an independent contractor’s employee was killed while felling trees was an employer within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Act and could be fined for failure to meet its safety obligations.
- SCC scrutinized Quebec’s pay equity regime in two decisions: 2018 SCC 17 and 2018 SCC 18
- SCC confirmed that employers have a duty to accommodate workers who have suffered work place injuries: 2018 SCC 3
- MBCA: Unsuccessful appeal of bad faith claim: 2018 MBCA 22
And much more.
by Karen Sawatzky | Feb 2, 2018 | Commentary, Employment and Labour Law, Law Society Publications
Our eLaw editor has been churning out updates fast and furiously (or should that be with fire and fury?) This February 2018 Update No. 31 on
Labour and Employment Law contains the following:
| In This Issue |
Expanding the Scope of the Prohibition Against Workplace Discrimination: SCC (British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk)
Reasonable Notice and Compensation for Manner of Dismissal: MBCA (Grant v. Electra Sign Ltd.)
Conduct Decision Unreasonable: MBCA (Ahmed v. College of Registered Nurses)
Reduced Duty of Fairness Applies to Investigatory Bodies: MBCA (Kuny v. College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba)
Adding New Breach of Contract Claim in CNR Pension Dispute: MBQB (Hall et al v. Canadian National Railway)
Legislative Update
Recommended Reading
Upcoming MBA Programs
2018 Accommodation Law Conference |
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