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Professor Says Workplaces Are Fifth Most Deadly Places in the Country

Deadly workplaces are taking their toll on Americans, according to an academic. The deaths are not only a direct result of workplace accidents but also of stress. Earlier this year, the Baltimore Sun reported how Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer warned … Continue reading

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Generation Z Coming to Your University and Workplaces

Several years back we had a blog about this generation that was set to start entering law school in about 2015 (then called Net Gen—more popularly Generation Z (Gen Z) now but also iGeneration, iGen and Post-Millennials).  Now in 2018, … Continue reading

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EEOC Task Force Reconvenes to Discuss How to Transform #MeToo into Harassment-Free Workplaces

More than a year before #MeToo, a Select Task Force was created by President Obama to examine the problem of sexual harassment at the workplace. The Select Task Force consisted of a select group of outside experts who analyzed the causes … Continue reading

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What a PC Government Means for Workplaces in Ontario

Over the past 15 years under a majority liberal government, workplaces in Ontario saw many employment and labour law reforms. Most recently, the liberal government introduced Bill 148 which made significant changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the … Continue reading

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New Legislation Alert – Bill C-65 designed to prevent workplace harassment and violence in federally regulated workplaces

Sexual harassment and violence have dominated the media of late. Women and men have come forward with public allegations of harassment and assault against high-profile figures, and survivors of sexual violence around the world have taken to social media to … Continue reading

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