The 2014 Accommodation Law Conference (Ottawa)
THE 2014 ACCOMMODATION LAW CONFERENCE (OTTAWA)
New legal breakthroughs in the duty to accommodate and their impact on union and employer representatives in Canada
Ottawa
Fairmont Château Laurier
March
25 & 26, 2014
Attend this state-of-the-law conference and stay on top of the latest legal breakthroughs in the duty to accommodate and their impact on unionized workplaces in Canada.
ATTENTION LAWYERS: This conference consists of 10.75 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits and can be applied towards 9 of the 12 hours of annual CPD required by the Law Society of Upper Canada (not the New Member Requirement).
TUESDAY, MARCH 25
Registration:
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
MORNING SESSION - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Karen Jensen and Steve Waller
The Year's Top Accommodation Cases
A review of important new accommodation cases in Canada and
their impact on Ontario unions and employers.
AFTERNOON SESSION - 1:15 to
4:30 p.m.
Peter Engelmann and Kecia
Podetz
Medical Privacy: What's New
New
cases shed light on an employer's entitlement to confidential employee medical
information to establish a disability or medical restrictions.
Accommodating Mental Disabilities: Still a Challenge!
Recent
cases highlight the difficulties associated with accommodating employees
with depression, anxiety, stress and other mental disorders.
Accommodating Off-site Work
When
the duty to accommodate extends beyond the traditional workplace
to telework, the commute to work and alternative work sites.
I Have a Porn Addiction: Accommodate Me
The
consequences of viewing pornography at work is the subject of several
recent arbitration awards -- with some surprising results.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
MORNING SESSION - 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Paul Champ and Laurel Johnson
Accommodating
Family Status: Going Where No Accommodation Has Gone Before
Accommodating
elder care, child-custody and daycare arrangements are some of the
groundbreaking issues covered in recent cases.
Attendance
Management Programs: When They Can be Challenged
When attendance
management programs can trigger human rights issues and invite a legal challenge
by the union.
Competing
Medical Opinions: Making Your Medical Expert Count
Factors
considered by arbitrators when choosing between competing medical experts
-- with practical takeaways for employers and unions.
Top
Accommodation Goofs to Avoid
Common
missteps by employers and unions when handling accommodation claims and how to
avoid them.
AFTERNOON SESSION - 1:15 to 3:00 p.m.
Judith Allen (Chair), Chris
Rootham and JD Sharp
Accommodation Q&A
A labour arbitrator, union counsel and management counsel answer
your questions on the duty to accommodate.
PRESENTERS
Judith
Allen
Labour Arbitrator
Arbitration Investigation Mediation (AIM)
Ottawa
Paul Champ
Union Counsel
Champ & Associates
Ottawa
Peter
Engelmann
Union
Counsel
Sack Goldblatt Mitchell
Ottawa
Karen
Jensen
Employer Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright
Ottawa
Laurel Johnson
Counsel, Public & Labour Law Office
of the Legal Advisor for National
Defence
and the Canadian Forces
Ottawa
Kecia Podetz
Employer Counsel
Emond Harnden
Ottawa
Chris
Rootham
Union Counsel
Nelligan O'Brien Payne
Ottawa
JD Sharp
Employer Counsel
Emond Harnden
Ottawa
Steve Waller
Union Counsel
Nelligan O'Brien Payne
Ottawa
Hotel
accommodations
Special guestroom rates starting at $159
(standard, single/double plus taxes) have been arranged for registrants at
the Fairmont
Château Laurier, 1 Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa.
Phone hotel reservation directly at (613) 241-1414 and ask for the group rate for "The Accommodation Law Conference."
Reserve early as availability is limited.
The Fairmont Château Laurier is a unionized hotel.
Tuition
Individual: $795 (plus $103.35 HST = $898.35)
Group (3+ each): $745 (plus $96.85 HST = $841.85)
Super Group (7+ each):
$695 (plus $90.35 HST = $785.35)
To qualify for group rates, registrants must be from the same organization, or union local, and register together.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be in writing and received by March 18,
2014 in order to qualify for a full refund less a $50 administration fee.
Non-compliance will result in liability for the entire tuition.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Substitutions may be made at any time.