Lucie LaBoissonniere and Lauren Cicin, McInnes Cooper

Please join us for the annual legal update with Lucie LaBoissonnière and Lauren Cicin from McInnes Cooper. We will be doing our format of a half-day session once again. This year, there will be a refresher on workplace investigations. We will address when they should be conducted, what are the hallmarks of a good investigation and other related issues such as procedural fairness, confidentiality, assessing credibility and evidentiary issues.  

In 2017, New Brunswick’s Human Rights Act was amended to include two new prohibited grounds of discrimination: “family status” and “gender identity and expression”. We will address how these amendments might affect the workplace and how HR professionals can be prepared to deal with the duty to accommodate in these types of cases.

The legalization of recreational marijuana scheduled for July 1, 2018 is expected to have some impact on the workplace. We will highlight the potential issues from a health and safety perspective as well as the employer’s duty to accommodate, the scope of drug testing and employees privacy rights.  

Finally, we will be presenting summaries of recent cases of particular interest to members of CPHR New Brunswick, on a wide range of issues related to the workplace, focusing on how they might impact employers. We hope that you will join us.

This session would appeal to all human resouces professionals.

Please note that an additional fee of $10.00 will be charged in the following circumstances:
o Registrations received after the registration deadline
o Individuals who attend the event without registering.
o Individuals who register who are unable to attend however don’t cancel before the registration deadline.

Please note that individuals who register but are unable to attend must cancel before the registration deadline in order to receive a refund.