Long Term Care Law Newsletter A Society’s By-Laws: Best practices for keeping by-laws workable Spring 2019 Many long-term care facilities are incorporated as societies or have a society as part of their operations. This [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Pets in the Workplace: What’s an Employer to do? Spring 2019 One workplace trend that continues to grow in popularity is the presence of employees’ pets in the workplace. If [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Age Discrimination in the Workplace: What is the state for older workers? Winter 2019 The Province of Nova Scotia eliminated mandatory retirement effective on July 1st of 2009 (there are [...]
Long-Term Care Law Newsletter Video Surveillance in Nursing Homes: Are there any new developments? Autumn, 2018 Video surveillance has long been of interest to long-term care facilities. Many long-term facilities have surveillance of common [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Changing Leaves Are in the Air: What’s in Store for Employers Regarding Employee Leaves of Absence? Autumn, 2018 Crisp air and shortened days mark the start of changing leaves that [...]
Labour & Employment NewsletterPersonnel Files: What are the best practices? Summer, 2018Employers have a legal obligation to maintain up-to-date records of employee information. This newsletter addresses common questions about personnel files and identifies best practices to [...]
Long-Term Care Law Newsletter: Summer, 2018 Class Actions in the Long-term Care Sector Earlier this year, class-action lawsuits were launched against two separate long-term care organizations in Ontario. These actions allege that residents at these [...]
Labour and Employment Newsletter: Spring, 2018 Termination Letters and Records of Employment: A Checklist of Key Steps Ending the employment relationship with an employee can be difficult. Employers must complete the termination process in a [...]
Long-Term Care Law Newsletter: Spring, 2018 The Adult Capacity and Decision-Making Act: Are there Implications for Long-Term Care Facilities? The Nova Scotia Supreme Court (the “Court”) struck down the Incompetent Persons Act (“former Act”) [...]
Drug and Alcohol Testing: What Evidence Does an Employer Need to Establish a Random Testing Policy? Labour and Employment Newsletter – Autumn 2017 Many employers want to establish drug and alcohol testing policies in [...]