The Rudner Law Podcast

Accommodation as a Conversation: Creating Welcoming Workplaces

Stuart is joined by Lorin MacDonald, human rights lawyer and disability advocate, for a conversation about accommodation and inclusion.

For decades, human rights lawyer Lorin MacDonald has demonstrated leadership, passion, and commitment to accessibility and inclusion in her volunteer and professional activities, all informed by her lived experience as a woman born with profound hearing loss. Recognized as one of Canada’s disability leaders, Lorin has made many aware of the challenges faced by Canadians with disabilities during COVID-19, in addition to her human rights and accessibility presentations. 

For the past three years, Lorin has been a nominee for Canadian Lawyer magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the Human Rights category, named to the list in 2021. Also last year, the Women’s Executive Network included Lorin as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100. In May 2022, the Law Society of Ontario bestowed upon Lorin the Law Society Medal, its highest honour, for outstanding service in recognition of her work to make the profession more accessible and inclusive.

You Can’t Do That (At Work) On TV!

Stuart Rudner and the Rudner Law Team look at some examples of workplace don'ts that you may recognize from pop culture and TV.

The New Normal? COVID-19, Workplace Harassment, and Mental Health

Denise Koster returns to Fire Away to talk about how COVID and remote work have changed how we see and deal with workplace harassment and mental health.

Hosted by Brittany Taylor, Partner at Rudner Law.

Fire Away - Diversity and Inclusion in Today's Workplaces

Stuart is joined by Michael Bach, Founder and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, David Lahey, Founder of Predictive Success Corporation, and Veronica Utton, Facilitator/Talent Optimizer with Predictive Success Corporation and Managing Director of V. Utton & Associates.

We’re going to be having a discussion about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, what that means in today’s sometimes virtual workplaces and around the holidays, and what employers can, or should, actually be doing.

Original air date: December 15th, 2020.

Fire Away - Social Media and the Hiring Process

In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart is joined by Greg Vertelman of The Talent Company Inc. to talk about social media and how or if employers should be using it during the recruitment/hiring process.

Original air-date: January 21 2020

Rudner Law Video Update: The Hiring Process and Citizenship

In this video update, Stuart talks about whether employers can ask applicants where they're from, whether they are Canadian citizens, or other things related to personal and confidential matters.

Fire Away Q&A Series, Question 6: Discrimination

In August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart tackled some of our viewers' top HR and Employment Law questions.

Question 6: What can an employee do when they feel they are being discriminated against? What if an email was sent to the manager but the response was “it’s all in your head”?

Fire Away Q&A Series, Question 4: Interview Questions

In August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart tackled some of our viewers' top HR and Employment Law questions.

Question 4: I was in a job interview where they asked me if I had any medical issues or if I had children. Is that legal? What should I do?