While we may share a love of hockey, beer and Justin Bieber, there remains many intangible cultural and legal differences between Canadian and US employment law. Given the global nature of most of the clients I work with, I frequently advise US employers on the subtle – and sometimes not so subtle – distinctions between
October 2011
AODA for Employers Part 2: Integrated Accessibility Standards
By Lisa Stam on
This is Part 2 of my three part series on the Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability Act, 2005. In my first post, I discussed the Customer Service Standard, which was passed this summer and requires the private sector to comply by January 1, 2012.
In this post, I outline the AODA Integrated …
Freedom of Speech in the Workplace
By Lisa Stam on
Posted in Discrimination
Today the Supreme Court of Canada will hear a highly anticipated case on Canada’s freedom of religion and speech laws. The case involves Bill Whatcott and his passionate, public promotion of anti-gay and anti-abortion views, all in the name of his religion.
Kirk Makin provides a good summary in today’s Globe and Mail.
Whatcott’s Case…