Canadian HR Reporter quoted Hicks Morley’s Kathryn Meehan in an April 17, 2017 article titled “Do we need a law banning high heels?” The article explores gender discrimination in the workplace rooted in dress codes that require women to wear high heels…
Practice Area: Workplace Safety & Insurance
Regulation Classifying Employers Under WSIA Amended
On December 16, 2016, the Ontario government filed O. Reg. 470/16, amending O. Reg. 175/98 “General” made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (Act)…
FTR Quarterly – Issue 4, Volume 1
This issue features articles on; Human Resources Trends and Issues to Watch in 2017, the Top 10 Developments in Human Resources Law in 2016 and the Featured Lawyer is Amy R. Tibble…
HRPA Peterborough Chapter’s Annual Employment Law Event: Starting 2017 Off Right
Hear all about the latest employment law updates from our legal partners in Peterborough and the GTA. There will be a one hour open panel discussion with the lawyers where attendees will be able to ask their top questions and hear expert legal advice! Topics Recent Tribunal Decision: A Human Rights Update Corporate Email Privacy Law…
Mariana Kamenetsky
Mariana provides advice to federally and provincially regulated employers on all aspects of workers’ compensation claims and appeals, such as initial entitlement, accommodation and related human rights and arbitration proceedings.
FTR Quarterly – 2016, Issue 3
This issue features; Bill 132 Workplace Sexual Harassment Legislation – What’s Next? and WSIB Rate Group Reform: Five Ways it Will Impact Your Business. The featured lawyer is Nadine S. Zacks and the featured group is Occupational Health…
WSIB Rate Framework Approved
On November 14, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) approved its new Rate Framework which fundamentally changes the way the WSIB classifies Schedule 1 employers and sets their premium rates. The Rate Framework has a targeted implementation date of January 2019. On the same date, the Board of…
Advantage CPD: WSIB Hot Topics
Please join us to discuss the latest WSIB hot topics from 2016, and what is on the horizon for 2017…
Colleges of Ontario Occupational Safety Health Administrators
Topic Bill 132 and the relationship to OHSA
Peel HRPA Chapter Annual HR Employment & Labour Law Conference
The Human Resources field is in constant change. The challenge for all Human Resource Professionals is to keep pace with the emerging knowledge and techniques in order to support the management team with accurate and timely information.