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Date: Tuesday, 1st December 2020
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am EST
Duration: 90 Minutes

Perhaps more than any other year in history, 2020 has kept us all on our toes. For employers, this year brought the unprecedented challenge of managing business operations through a global pandemic, along with numerous significant developments in labour, employment, and human rights law. This engaging webinar will provide participants with an overview of key developments that occurred in 2020, and will offer insight into what employers can anticipate in the year ahead.

Topics covered in this webinar will include:

• Employment agreements: can employers effectively limit termination liability by way of contract?
• Incentive compensation: what might employees be entitled to receive post-termination?
• Overtime: are employers liable to pay for unauthorized overtime?
• Drugs and alcohol:  how far does an employer’s duty to accommodate extend?

LSO CPD Hours: This program is eligible for up to 1.5 substantive hours.

To register, please visit: https://filion.on.ca/upcoming-seminars/seminars/2020-year-and-oh-what-year-review/

Date: Thursday, 3 December 2020
Time: 10:00 AM Mexico – 11:00 AM Colombia – 1:00 PM Argentina & Brazil
Duration: 1 Hour

As Brazil adopts a major new data privacy framework with many echoes of GDPR, it reminds us that data privacy is an important issue in many countries in Latin America. In this webinar we will cover new developments in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, with focus on some of the most current concerns for multinationals: international data transfer, diversity and inclusion surveys, and special privacy considerations related to COVID-19.

The webinar will have a duration of 1 hour and is free of charge. You can register for the webinar and feel free to forward the invitation to any of your colleagues.

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Date: Thursday, 29 October 2020
Time: 12:00 PM CET
Duration: 1 hour

In this L&E Webinar we bring you snapshots of recent developments in the area of GDPR & Employee Data Privacy, seeking to share the latest information on relevant court cases and development of legislation in various jurisdictions, whilst also showing the very broad impact that data protection legislation can have across the globe.

The webinar will have a duration of 1 hour and is free of charge. You can register for the webinar clicking here and feel free to forward the invitation to any of your colleagues.

Please follow us on LinkedIn to stay on top of global legal developments.

Experienced practitioners from Australia, China, India, Japan, and Singapore will share their perspectives on key issues facing multinational employers required to make organizational changes in light of COVID-19:

• COVID-related laws, regulations and programs which affect or alter the normal restructuring legal scheme
  • Limitations or special provisions affecting economic dismissals
  • Wage subsidies, salary reduction measures, work-sharing or other programs to avoid job loss
• Actual COVID restructuring experiences country-by-country
  • Major restructuring events — what sectors, how large, what types of employees
  • Major challenges legally as well as in public relations, governmental/political affairs, and labor relations
• Lessons learned and best practices

We invite you to view the final presentation of this webinar by clicking on the icon below:

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Date: Tuesday 9 June 2020
6 p.m. CET / noon Eastern Time

The webinar examines the legal challenges and best practices for returning a retail business global workforce to work. This includes providing a safe, productive and non-discriminatory workplace in the unique context of the retail operation. This program will address issues facing local businesses as well as those facing international businesses with operations, focusing on and comparing the different legal issues impacting retail workplaces in the U.S. and Europe.

Speakers:
• Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé Avocats in France)
• Rich Landau (Jackson Lewis in USA)
Moderator: Jane Gooding (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Canada)

We invite you to view the final presentation of this Daily Briefings by clicking on the icon below:

Date: Tuesday 23 June 2020
6 p.m. CET / noon Eastern Time

Working remotely is a well-established concept in some regions, but is relatively new in Latin America. Is it a temporary measure, or will it be the future of work and the new norm? Remote working can yield a set of benefits for both the employee and the employer. Trust and communication are two of the biggest areas of challenge for companies as more people work remotely. In this webinar the lawyers will discuss the legal aspects in Latin America of working remotely and recommend best practices for employers.

Speakers:
• Alejandro Castellanos (López & Asociados in Colombia)
• Gabriela Lima (TozziniFreire Advogados in Brazil)
• Jimena Sanchez (De la Vega & Martínez Rojas in Mexico)
• Lucas Tamagno (Allende & Brea in Argentina)
• Bárbara Zlatar (Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos in Chile)
Moderator: John Sander (Jackson Lewis in USA)

To register for this webinar, click here, and feel free to invite your colleagues.

Date: Thursday 18 June 2020
6 p.m. CET / noon Eastern Time

The webinar examines current and anticipated new employment litigation challenges arising from Covid-19 and its related shutdowns and re-opening, focusing on privacy, workplace safety, wage/hour, statutory leave, and discrimination issues in the US and Europe. Join this webinar to learn what you should be preparing for and best practices of litigation avoidance.

Speakers:
• Lynsey Barrow (Clyde & Co in United Kingdom)
• Meike Rehner (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
• Keerthi Sugumaran (Jackson Lewis in the United States)

To register for this webinar, click here, and feel free to invite your colleagues.

Daily: 18~22 May 2020
4:00 PM Eastern Time – 1:00 Pacific Time
Duration: 30 minutes

Join Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys for a daily briefing on legal developments and practical guidance related to COVID-19 and what comes next for employers as we reimagine the workplace together.

As issues and concerns caused by COVID-19 continue to multiply and shift, employers are faced with the ongoing uncertainty around how to get back to business and stay in business while simultaneously keeping their workforce safe. Next week we will focus our Daily Briefing series on concerns and issues affecting specific industries as restrictions ease and employers face how to safely and successfully re-open.

Monday: Restaurants

Tuesday: Retail

Wednesday: Construction

Thursday: Manufacturing

Friday: Marijuana and the Remote Workplace

Daily: 11~15 May 2020 – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 30 minutes

Join Jackson Lewis attorneys for a daily briefing on legal developments and practical guidance related to COVID-19 and what comes next for employers as we reimagine the workplace together. As issues and concerns caused by COVID-19 continue to multiply and shift, employers are faced with the ongoing uncertainty around how to get back to business, stay in business while simultaneously keeping their workforce safe. On March 25 we launched our Daily Briefing series—a 10 minute update by a Jackson Lewis attorney followed by a live Q&A session. Jackson Lewis remains committed to keeping our clients informed on workplace implications of the ongoing crisis as well, as best practices you should consider on how to return to work and the reality of reimagining your workplace.

We invite you to view the final presentation of this Daily Briefings by clicking on the icon below:

For additional resources, including recordings of the most recent Daily Briefings, please check out the Jackson Lewis COVID-19 Resource Page. 

Date: Wednesday, May 6th 2020
9:30am – 11:00am EST
3:30pm – 5:00pm CET
Duration: 90 minutes

In Ontario we are currently still operating under a state of emergency. Nevertheless, employers are proactively planning for the resumption of business operations and the return of workers to the physical workplace. Even essential businesses not impacted by closure and other emergency orders need to plan for the “new normal” in a post-pandemic era. We invite you to join us for this complimentary webinar that will help employers identify, and effectively manage, issues related to the anticipated reopening of the economy amidst the ongoing threat of COVID-19.

This informative virtual session will address:
• Best practices for recalling employees to work, in both unionised and non-union workplaces
• Responding to constructive dismissal claims
• Ongoing health and safety obligations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19
• Effective management of work refusals
• Preparing for a potential increase in workplace harassment and discrimination allegations