Catherine Milne spoke on a panel with two colleagues at the 2016 Human Resources Professional Association (“HRPA”) HR Law Conference in Toronto.  She and her co-presenters discussed a variety of case law updates including those related to bonus payments at termination, written termination clauses in employment contracts, employees vs. contractors, restrictive covenants, social media in...Continue Reading

For the third year in a row, Krista Siedlak will be presenting at this conference in the Fall of 2016. This year, her topic is pulled from the headlines: “You did What? When Off-Duty Conduct Impacts your Job”.Continue Reading

In June 2016, Krista Siedlak conducted a webinar on conducting harassment investigations at Canadian HR Reporter. This was particularly well attended as employers are trying to get ready for the upcoming changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act in September of 2016 regarding sexual harassment and investigations.Continue Reading

Rachel Turnpenney was interviewed today on CBC’s Metro Morning by Matt Galloway on the subject of “Promotion and Pregnancy”. You can listen to an audio recording of that interview at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/promotion-and-pregnancy-1.3619968.Continue Reading

Rachel Turnpenney was a presenter at the Women’s Work? Institute event, Is the Law on my Side? A Lawyer’s Guide to Managing Pregnancy and Motherhood in the Workplace.  During her talk, Rachel addressed the questions and issues that many women face regarding managing pregnancy and motherhood at work.Continue Reading

For the second year, Catherine Milne Co-Chaired the Law Society of Upper Canada’s 2016 Six Minute Employment Lawyer.  The annual conference is a highlight in the CPD calendar of most of the province’s employment law bar.  This year it drew close to 400 participants.Continue Reading

Deborah Hudson spoke on a panel for the Ontario Bar Association about mental stress claims in the context of  Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claims.  The panel focused on the issue of causation within a workers’ compensation framework.Continue Reading

Rachel Turnpenney presented at the Ontario Bar Association’s Employment Law Conference 2016. Rachel presented on the topic of “Summary Judgement post-Hryniak”, discussing the changes in employment law litigation following the decision in Hryniak v Mauldin.Continue Reading

Krista Siedlak has been participating in this Certificate program since 2011 on a semi-annual basis.  In March of 2016, she ran two separate sessions dealing with Investigations: “Conducting the Interview” and “After a Finding”. The first session deals with the nuts and bolts of conducting effective interviews during investigations. The second session tries to provide...Continue Reading

Rachel Turnpenney was a speaker at the Toronto Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2016, organized by Lancaster House. Rachel presented on the “Major Case Law and Legislative Update” panel.Continue Reading

Deborah Hudson published an article with Queen’s University IRC on accommodating mental illness in the workplace.  The article entitled: “Invisible Barriers: Accommodating Mental Illness in the Workplace” was published in the Queen’s IRC Research Briefs, March 2016 issue.Continue Reading

In February 2016, Krista Siedlak spoke at this four day certificate program on “Making a Finding and Preparing an Investigation Report”.Continue Reading

Rachel Turnpenney will be speaking on October 22, 2015 at the HRPA HR Law Conference on a panel entitled “Performance Management and Accommodation”.  Rachel will be addressing the issue of Constructive Notice of Accommodation.Continue Reading

Deborah Hudson will be speaking on October 28, 2015 at the Lancaster House, Workplace Safety and Insurance Conference, Panel 3 entitled “Back to Health, Back to Work: A Fresh Look at the Work Reintegration Process”Continue Reading

Krista Siedlak will be speaking on February 21, 2016: Making a Finding and Preparing a Report, Module 4, Osgoode Certificate in Labour Law for HR ProfessionalsContinue Reading

Krista Siedlak will be speaking about Managing Mental Health in the Workplace. HRPA Niagara Chapter, January 28, 2016Continue Reading

On January, 21 Krista Siedlak will be speaking at the HRPA Annual Conference: You did What? When Off-Duty Conduct Impacts Your JobContinue Reading

A recent arbitration decision has shed some light on the concept of personal harassment and its role in the creation of a poisoned work environment. In Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and OPSEU, Re, the Grievor, a Social Worker, had been terminated for cause by the Hospital for engaging in harassing conduct of her coworkers....Continue Reading

Catherine Milne was recently interviewed by the Canadian Press regarding lessons that HR departments can take away from the CBC-Ghomesi report. To read the full article, click here.Continue Reading

Catherine Milne will be Co-Chairing the 2015 Six Minute Employment Lawyer run by the Law Society of Upper Canada on June 5, 2015.Continue Reading

On March 31st 2015, Krista Siedlak will be speaking at the Osgoode Professional Development Conference, The Osgoode Certificate in HR law for HR Professionals, Module 4, Conducting Workplace Investigations.Continue Reading

On April 16, 2015 Krista Siedlak will be speaking at the HRPA Niagara Conference on Managing Mental Health in the Workplace.Continue Reading

Catherine Milne Co-Chaired the Employment Law session at the 2015 Ontario Bar Association Institute program held on February 4th 2015. The session focused on Workplace Investigations.Continue Reading

Catherine will be one of four facilitators of the OBA’s “Navigating Ethical Challenges in Employment Law” seminar on November 3, 2014. The interactive session will involve conducting mock mediations in which parties encounter various ethical issues, and discussing appropriate strategies for dealing with them.Continue Reading

Should Canadian Hockey League players be considered employees? Or are they independent contractors? Or simply amateur athletes? These are the questions that a class-action lawsuit filed recently on behalf of a group of players against the CHL seeks to answer. The lawsuit seeks $180 million in outstanding wages, vacation, holiday and overtime pay, and includes...Continue Reading

On December 10, 2014, Danny Kastner of Turnpenney Milne LLP will be speaking at the Human Resources Professionals Association, Year in Review: Top 10 IssuesContinue Reading

On November 26, 2014 Krista Siedlak will be speaking in the upcoming Canadian HR Reporter Webinar: Social Media and the Workplace.Continue Reading

On October 14th, 2014 Turnpenney Milne’s Kirsta Siedlak will be speaking at the Canadian HR Reporter Webinar: Managing Mental Health Issues in the WorkplaceContinue Reading