Three recent decisions of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) serve as a reminder of the Tribunal's broad discretion to award damages where warranted. The Tribunal in Morgan v Herman Miller Canada Inc. awarded a complainant damages not because discrimination had taken place, but because the employer failed to investigate the complaint of discrimination. In Fair v Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, the complainant received an award that included reinstatement and nine years of back pay after the Tribunal found a breach of the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code). In Monrose v Double Diamond Acres Limited, the Tribunal awarded a migrant worker no longer living in Canada significant damages for a violation of his dignity and a breach of his right to be free from reprisal.
In this article, you will learn what to do when a corporation’s global ethical standards (“oppose censorship” for a global media company) collides with national law (China’s extensive state censorship).
This is a sample computer network acceptable use policy.
This is a sample anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance policy.
Sample document retention policy with accompanying chart.
The Supreme Court’s newly created affirmative defense and a strategy for conducting investigations of sexual harassment claims in light of Burlington and Faragher and other recent court decisions.
Mark Roellig, executive vice president and general counsel, MassMutual Financial Group shares his daily routine, including what kind of audio book he likes to read.
Read the interview with Stasia Kelly about the importance of managing a corporate crisis.
This resource from Womble Bond Dickinson discusses how remote and hybrid work bring new legal and compliance challenges for in-house counsel.
While issuers continue to commit to sustainability/ESG objectives, for the first time since sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) emerged, certain SLB issuers missed their sustainability targets in 2022 and early 2023. Further, market participants have recently expressed concerns about other SLB issuers in danger of not hitting their SPTs and, in general, about the credibility of SLBs in light of issuer ambitions and incentives to achieve sustainability targets. Issuers should consider the ambitiousness of their sustainability targets, any challenges in achieving the targets on schedule, and how they will prove their progress. In this resource, Latham & Watkins provides 10 takeaways relating to these developments for potential SLB issuers and their underwriters.
Map out key areas of compliance and risk management that can be addressed through effective contract management. Discuss contracting best practices that experienced in-house practitioners have developed to support compliance and risk management. Explore tips for performing a contract risk audit to identify contracts where additional language should address major risks. Identify best practices and tools that your peers use to analyze and address key risks posed by a proposed contract.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This is a sample services agreement regarding vehicle parts development and supply between a supplier and a client company.
This is a sample property management agreement.
Join an experienced panel of attorneys to receive guidance on spotting benefits issues. This panel is particularly geared towards the non-benefits lawyer.
The ACC Value Index: Key Insights
This guide covers common issues in lending and secured finance laws and regulations – including guarantees, collateral security, financial assistance, syndicated lending and LIBOR replacement – in 35 jurisdictions.
Illinois Proposal 15-04 - Rules 705 and 716
This is a sample confidentiality agreement where the parties have agreed to exchange certain information concerning their businesses, assets, operations, and personnel.
After the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009, Mexico has emerged as one of the most attractive places to invest in manufacturing.
A derivative suit has been filed against the company, its directors, and some officers. There are no advice-of-counsel issues that would be implicated in this instance by your representation of both the company and the individual defendants, but can one law firm represent everybody? What are the risks? Can you ever have too many lawyers?
This article provides an example-based discussion on whether an analysis on preventative legal analysis of future potential claims is protected by the work-product doctrine. Learn to determine if the document will be considered work-product in anticipation of litigation and protected by privilege.
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