On Friday, September 27, our Employment and Labour group provided updates, covering key workplace issues such as:

• A common-sense approach to the interpretation of contractual termination clauses: an overview of the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Egan v. Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP.
• The duty to cooperate in accommodation matters: a review of recent Alberta Court of King’s Bench decisions.
• Update on just cause dismissals: Ontario court upholds just cause dismissal of 15-year employee with clean disciplinary record.
• Workers' compensation claims: analyzing a recent decision on the boundary between psychological harassment and managerial rights.

Download a copy of the presentation slides.

Moderator:

• Adrian Miedema, Partner, Toronto

Speakers:

• Taylor Holland, Senior Associate, Edmonton
• Victoria Merritt, Senior Associate, Vancouver
• Mia Music, Associate, Toronto
• Nicolas Séguin, Associate, Montreal

Accreditation

• LSBC: This session is registered for 60 Substantive minutes with the Law Society of British Columbia.
• LSO: This program is eligible for up to 60 Substantive minutes with the Law Society of Ontario.
• Barreau du Québec: In our view, this session would meet the CLE requirements of the Barreau du Québec. Please email Annie Girard to receive a confirmation of attendance.

Questions

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