Sentences with phrase «of workplace law»

This is because the rules designed to protect individuals from lawyers» misleading advertising seldom achieve their purpose — especially in the field of workplace law, where lawyers market directly to the general public.

She has a diverse practice with extensive experience advising and representing a broad range of employers before all levels of federal and provincial labour tribunals on issues covering the full scope of workplace law.

Mark practices in all areas of workplace law, advising and representing employers on issues involving discipline and discharge, wrongful dismissal actions, occupational health and safety, human rights, and workers compensation matters.

Brudney, a leading scholar of workplace law and statutory interpretation with broad experience in professional practice, public service, and policymaking, is the inaugural Joseph Crowley chairholder.

In addition, arbitrators are now more knowledgeable about all aspects of workplace law.

Julie practises in all areas of workplace law, including employment, labour, human rights, occupational health and safety and privacy law.

Employers in numerous industries — from school boards to airlines, and construction materials» suppliers to long - term care facilities — have come to rely on David's in - depth expertise in all areas of workplace law.

Kyle is a partner in our Halifax office who advises employers in all areas of workplace law.

Marcus currently practices in all areas of workplace law, advising and representing employers on issues ranging from wrongful dismissal matters to human rights to construction sector labour relations.

Alissa provides practical and strategic advice in all areas of workplace law with extensive experience assisting employers with workplace investigations, employee discipline and termination decisions, collective agreement interpretation, human rights accommodations, and critical incident management including WorkSafeBC serious injury and fatality investigations.

Shawn D. Adkins Practices in all areas of workplace law representing employers in a wide variety of legal forums

Ryan joined the firm in 2008 as an associate and as he moves into his new role he will continue to build on the firm's commitment to provide clients with the highest quality legal representation and strategic advice in all areas of workplace law.

In addition to his client work, Danny speaks and writes on a broad range of workplace law topics, and conducts seminars and client training on workplace issues.

Over the past decade, Roper Greyell has grown from a core group of nine employment and labour lawyers to a complement of more than 31 lawyers who are nationally and internationally recognized in the field of workplace law.

«Those skills are valuable assets in guiding clients through the complex world of workplace law.

I write frequently about topical workplace law issues at our firm's blog, www.workerscompensationwatch.com and I recently had a feature article about interpretation of workplace law in the Trump era that was published in The Nebraska Lawyer magazine.

Ms Webster will warn businesses on Tuesday that the watchdog is increasingly seeking to impose penalties on companies and individuals that are involved in a contravention of workplace laws.

As part of Ontario's review of workplace laws, the government has announced that it is reviewing the special rules and exemptions under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).

Not exact matches

Regarding Facebook's guidelines for workplace relationships, «We train that if you ask a co-worker on a date and they say no, you don't get to ask again — and beyond that we make it clear that an «I'm busy» or «I can't that night» is a «no»,» said Heidi Swartz, the company's global head of employment law.

«It's a symbolic law,» says Tanguy Desandre, the founder and CEO of MaPlaceEnCrèche, a network of nurseries that also helps to set up workplace nursery programs.

According to Newton's little - known Third Law of Workplace Collaboration, «Teams of people tend to work well together... except when building the new Imposbl dresser from IKEA.»

It's good to give employees these options because «one thing you don't want to do is require people to report only to their supervisors, because unfortunately that may be the person who they have a complaint about,» says Lisa Guerin, an attorney specializing in employment law and the author of The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations: How to Handle Employee Complaints & Problems.

In Ontario, complaints about lax workplace guidelines have pushed the Liberal government to launch a formal review of provincial labour laws with an interim report due early next year.

«It appears that, although there are limits to the duty to provide a psychologically safe workplace, the law is reaching further and further into the control rooms of both private and public organizations, large and small,» Shain concludes.

Maya Raghu, director of workplace equality at the National Women's Law Center, says this is not mere «locker room talk.»

Mr Drake - Brockman noted that an employee who was terminated or disadvantaged by an employer for a discriminatory reason - for example, on the basis of sex, race or disability - would still be able to access «unlawful termination» remedies under the new workplace relations laws or seek redress under State and Federal anti-discrimination laws.

Hassan Yussuff, head of the Canadian Labour Congress, said legalization wouldn't change anything in regards to how workplaces deal with impaired employees: «The law is very clear that you can't come to work in an impaired fashion to work and if your employer should find you (impaired), they of course can take whatever steps are necessary.»

She provides consulting and customized training for clients on a variety of topics, including sexual harassment prevention, conducting internal workplace investigations, effective documentation and performance management practices for managers, managing employee medical leaves and disability accommodations requests, and compliance with the myriad of wage and hour laws.

A new book on the Canadian workplace — Work on Trial: Canadian Labour Law Struggles, edited by Judy Fudge and Eric Tucker — provides an engaging and accessible account of various labour battles in the courts over the past 85 years involving human rights, employment fairness and union recognition.

«Franchisors will have to put into place compliance networks,» said Michael Lotito, co-chair of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute, part of global employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C. Lotito warns compliance - related costs may eventually trickle down to consumers.

New Zealand law requires companies making any type of workplace changes to go through a restructuring process.

Workplace harassment has been at the forefront of labour and employment law over the past several years, particularly...

In Beyond «Best Practices»: Employment - Discrimination Law in the Neoliberal Era, Professor Deborah Dinner explores how neoliberalism of the late twentieth century has influenced Title VII's interpretation and destroyed Title VII's ability to transform the American workplace into one where employees are properly treated, fairly valued, and fully compensated.

The fairness of laws, the fairness of government generally, the mix of fairness and opportunity writ large across the entire economy, fairness in the workplace and fairness of the tax system — these all matter.

It is frustrating to see William Chip's well - documented argument of the economic and political evils of illegal immigration rebutted from Scaperlanda's supposedly moral standpoint, when in fact the victims in this scenario are the laborers working without regulations for workplace safety, without employment benefits, and even without police protection (since contact with law enforcement is associated with deportation).

I met with legal advisors, who explained to me that I was not «sexually» harassed (based on their review of the evidences)... rather it was workplace harassment, and therefore also prohibited by law.

The Supplier Guiding Principles, embraced by Coca - Cola Amatil, emphasise the importance of responsible workplace practices that respect human rights and comply, at a minimum, with applicable environmental and local labour laws and core international conventions.

The FWO has found 76 per cent of Caltex stores audited were exploiting workers, including breaching workplace laws and «significantly» under paying award wages to young foreign workers on visas.

The Abbott government will review the benchmarks and workplace laws that restrict business use of independent contractors, with the aim to make it easier to hire contractors to work exclusively on major projects.

That's for a breach of industrial and workplace laws, where these provisions should be.

Fairfax Media has confirmed Labor, the Greens and crossbench senator Jacqui Lambie will back calls for a sweeping inquiry into big corporations» evasion of Australian workplace laws.

Mr. Kemper practices in the area of labor and employment law where he regularly counsels employers on a variety of workplace issues including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, employee discipline and discharge, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour (including tipping practices), whistleblower, unemployment, restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies and employee handbooks.

You'll have to check with your particular state's laws as well as the regulations of your workplace, but generally they must supply you with a clean and private area to pump in.

Many countries are working towards laws to enable mothers to have paid maternity leave for exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months.Support to continue exclusive breastfeeding, for example, by provision of a workplace crèche, a room for private expression, and paid breaks during working hours would help.

Rosa Aliberti Rosa has worked on diverse labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour cases; workplace investigations; severance, employment, and non-compete agreements; has drafted and responded to discrimination complaints before government agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights; and, has assisted in federal and state court litigations.

Write to legislators to support the enactment of laws supporting paid maternity leave and mother - friendly workplaces.

[28] Many laws around the world make public breastfeeding legal and disallow companies from prohibiting it in the workplace, but the reaction of some people to the sight of breastfeeding can make things uncomfortable for those involved.

, shows that the meeting of motherhood and the workplace still remains uneasy despite the Family and Medical Leave Act signed into law by Clinton.

This book covers the following: - The effect of employment on mothers and babies - Current laws on breastfeeding in the workforce - The benefits to the employer of supporting breastfeeding mothers in the workforce - Current programs encouraging breastfeeding in the workplace - Making the case to employers to support breastfeeding mothers - Breastfeeding management for employed moms Resources for employers, childcare providers, and mothers are listed in the back of the book

The Milky Way Foundation is joining other organizations to support the expansion of these laws and to educate businesses about the economic and social benefits to supporting breastfeeding mothers in the workplace.