The latest in Canadian Employment and HR Law from Rudner Law. Produced by LegalTube.ca, in association with LawyerLocate.ca.
Stuart is joined by Brittany Taylor for a discussion on the Will Smith/Chris Rock incident at this year's Oscars Awards and the lessons about workplace violence it brought up.
Stuart is joined by John Curtis and Larissa Donovan. John is a lawyer, mediator, investigator, and former Olympic athlete in the sport of sailing whose practice is focused on resolving workplace conflict. Larissa is an articling student currently working with John; she is a Board Member of the Dandelion Initiative, which focuses on survivors of sexual violence. This episode looks at the Kyle Beach sexual assault lawsuit against the Chicago Blackhawks organization, and how this case translates into lessons for HR professionals and employers.
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.
Stuart is joined by Denise Koster, Founder and Principal of Koster Consulting and Associates, to discuss workplace bullying and harassment, and her newly published book, "Refusing to Accept the Unacceptable: The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Workplace Bullying and Harassment".
Original air date: August 18th, 2020
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart is joined by Dan McGarry and Peter Santini to discuss Don Cherry and the cultural shift happening in the NHL. Two of Stuart's passions - employment law and hockey!
Original air-date: February 18 2020
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Eric Poirier of Argus Research Group, talk about conducting investigations in the workplace.
Original air-date: November 19 2019.
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”?
In August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart tackled some of our viewers' top HR and Employment Law questions.
Question 5: who is entitled to see the results of a workplace investigation?
It’s now 2019, and while Me Too is part of our vocabulary now, you may not hear it every day. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t still making news. Last Fall we wrote an article about what happens when those accused of sexual harassment try to make a comeback. At the time, comedian Louis CK was starting to perform stand up again, and Jian Ghomeshi had just published an essay only mildly accounting for his actions. We wondered what would happen when, on a larger scale, those publicly known to be accused of harassment try to return to the workplace. Now we have a better idea.
It’s now 2019, and while Me Too is part of our vocabulary now, you may not hear it every day. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t still making news. Last Fall we wrote an article about what happens when those accused of sexual harassment try to make a comeback. At the time, comedian Louis CK was starting to perform stand up again, and Jian Ghomeshi had just published an essay only mildly accounting for his actions. We wondered what would happen when, on a larger scale, those publicly known to be accused of harassment try to return to the workplace. Now we have a better idea.
