The Lawyer’s Daily Publishes an Article Authored by Amanda Lawrence-Patel on Law Around Service Animals
LexisNexis Canada’s The Lawyer’s Daily published an article authored by Hicks Morley’s Amanda Lawrence-Patel titled, “Law Around Service Animals.”
“The recent increase in media reports regarding requests by individuals to access their service animals, or “therapy pets” or “compassion pets” in the course of their employment and in accessing services has caused various organizations to consider their responsibility to accommodate staff and clients who require the use of a guide dog or service animal.” In this article, Amanda lists some of the best practices to ensure that your organization knows how to respond when a request for access to a service animal is received.
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