A topic that I address often in presentations and with clients is the failure, on the part of the vast majority of employers in Canada, to use employment agreements properly (if at all). As I have said many times, policies and agreements are the easiest ways for employers to establish the rights and obligations of the parties and avoid having them imposed by common law or other principles.
Introducing guest blogger Suzanne Cohen Share
It’s a pleasure to welcome Suzanne Cohen Share as a regular guest blogger. She will be blogging on several legal matters of concern to small to medium-sized businesses, specifically on the topic of accessibility standards and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
Judge orders federal government to make websites accessible to the blind
In Donna Jodhan v. Attorney General of Canada, a recent significant accessibility ruling, a Federal Court judge has ordered Ottawa to make all of the government websites accessible to the blind within 15 months.