Long Term Care Law Newsletter Can an Employer in the Long-Term Care Sector Require that Employees Work a Rotating Shift Schedule? Summer 2021 Long-term care facilities run 24 hours a day, 7 days a [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Last Chance Agreements Spring, 2021 Our employer clients often refer to a last chance agreement ("LCA") as a silver bullet in certain situations, such as dealing with a problematic employee. [...]
Long Term Care Law Newsletter Protecting Residents from Financial Abuse: Discouraging Gifts from Residents to Employees of Long-Term Care Facilities Spring 2021 On several occasions, long-term care facilities have asked us what they should do [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter No Jab, No Job? What are the Considerations for Mandatory Vaccination Policies? Winter, 2021 With the approval of COVID-19 vaccines in December 2020, a return to normal life looks increasingly [...]
Training Session on Bystander Intervention Training for CBA NS’ Sexual Harassment Work Group Emma Marie MacIntosh recently co-presented bystander intervention training sessions for legal professionals as part of the Sexual Harassment Work Group for [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter News and Decisions You Might Have Missed Autumn, 2020 It would be easy to think the only issues that employers need to consider this year relate to COVID-19 and its [...]
Long Term Care Law Newsletter Disclosure of Residents’ Personal Health Information to Family Members Autumn 2020 It goes without saying that long term care facilities have a duty to protect residents’ personal health information. [...]
Wickwire Holm Lawyers Recognized as Leaders in their Practice Areas We are pleased to announce that four of our lawyers have been recognized by The Best LawyersTM in Canada 2021 as leaders in their respective [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Accommodating Family Status in the Workplace Summer, 2020 Human rights legislation protects employees from discrimination on a number of bases, including family status. Under Nova Scotia’s legislation, these protections can involve [...]
Long-Term Care NewsletterNursing Notes: Key Considerations for Long-Term Care FacilitiesSummer, 2020Nursing notes are a vital tool in long-term care facilities. They support ongoing care by documenting a resident’s medical history and observations made by or [...]