This is a short note to our college and university clients – all of whom provide various services to their communities that are properly characterized as “health care” and therefore governed by the Personal Health Information Protection Act. Recent amendments to PHIPA give rise to questions about personal health information governance and the proper identity…
Category: Colleges and Universities
Arbitrator Considers Employer’s Liability for “Personal Harassment” in Article 4.6.2 of the Support Staff CBA
In an award released June 28, 2017, George Brown College and OPSEU Local 557, Arbitrator Michael Bendel considered the question of the College’s financial liability for “personal harassment” under Article 4.4.2 of the Support Staff Collective Agreement…
Ontario Human Rights Commission Releases New Inquiry Report on Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Accommodations
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (Commission) has released an Inquiry Report regarding its inquiry into the systemic barriers facing post-secondary students with mental health disabilities entitled “With Learning in Mind.” Find out more about the Commission’s initiative and its impact on Colleges and Universities in this FTR Now…