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Archives for September 2009

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Ban on hand-held devices in force October 26

Ontario's ban on hand-held devices while driving will take effect on October 26, 2009. It will be illegal for drivers to talk, text, type, dial or email using hand-held cell phones and other hand-held communications and entertainment devices. There will be a three month transition period for enforcement where the focus will be on educating drivers; police will start issuing tickets on February 1, 2010.

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After hours access to work may lead to overtime claims

We’ve been hearing lately that in the United States employers are being held liable to employees for overtime compensation for using PDAs/BlackBerrys after hours for work and for checking work-related emails. We've been made aware of four such class action suits by employees that allege, among other claims, that the company provides them with BlackBerrys or other smart devices, and that they are required to review and respond to work-related emails and text messages at all hours of the day, amounting to 10 to 15 overtime hours per week.

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Introducing guest blogger Andrew Taillon

It's a pleasure to welcome Andrew Taillon, a lawyer at Cox & Palmer, as our first guest blogger. He will be blogging about human resources, employment and labour related issues taking place in the Atlantic provinces.

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