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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read February 16, 2018

Technology law highlights: 2017 Year in Review

Here, in no particular order, are some of the year’s highlights as chronicled by McCarthy Tétrault’s bloggers:

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / anti-spam legislation, CASL, Copyright Modernization Act, cryptocurrency, FinTech, Google, technology law

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read September 5, 2017

Workplace politics of politics in the workplace

workplace partisan political argumentsI drove past a house flying a confederate flag last week and asked myself, “Could I live beside that person?” You can’t do anything about the politics of your neighbour, although you don’t have to invite him or her to your backyard BBQ. The workplace, however is another story. How does an employer deal with an employee’s unpopular politics?

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Human Rights / Conduct and behaviour in the workplace, employment law, Google, harassment, human rights, political belief, protected grounds of discrimination, workplace harassment, workplace polices

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read November 12, 2014

Social media – a risky business?

Whether companies choose to embrace or resist social media, it is clear from recent statistics that it is here to stay. Canadians are among the most avid users of social networks with an estimated 82 percent of people across the country active on platforms such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.
Globally these networks represent an unstoppable force, with an estimated 1.73 billion people (around 25 percent of the world’s population) committed social network users. It is clear from these figures that social media is big business and offers huge potential in terms of reaching new customers and building relationships with them. While the benefits are indisputable they are accompanied by a lesser explored downside – risk. The majority of responsible businesses spend significant amounts of time and money identifying and insuring against risks to their organizations, yet many do not either recognize or respond to the potential risks associated with … Continue reading “Social media – a risky business?”

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Payroll, Privacy / damaging misinformation, facebook, Google, policies and procedures, risk management, risky business, social media, social networks, twitter

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