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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Entering the New World of Employment Class Actions: An expanding forum for the litigation of workplace disputes
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Playback: Tuesday, May 20, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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| WHERE: |
Your
own office or boardroom |
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| MODERATOR: |
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Pamela Chapman
Arbitrator/Mediator |
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| SPEAKERS: |
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Jeffrey Goodman
Employer Counsel
Heenan Blakie |
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Louis Sokolov
Union Counsel
Sack Goldblatt Mitchell |
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ISSUES:
Over the past fifteen years, changes in the law have made it possible to bring class action lawsuits in Canada, permitting claims to be advanced on behalf of thousands of employees, and workplace issues have featured prominently in recent cases. Tracking many large suits in the U.S., advocates for workers' rights in Canada have brought multi-million dollar claims for unpaid overtime, and experts predict that more suits will follow. Prominent counsel, who have led the way in this emerging field, will discuss the process for advancing and/or defending class actions, the challenges, and the potential benefits, including:
- How has class action litigation over workplace issues fared in the U.S.: Claims for unpaid overtime? Sexual and racial discrimination? Other breaches of employment standards?
- What workplace class action suits have been initiated in Canada and with what results?
- How are class action suits initiated?
- How are representative plaintiffs identified? How is a class constructed?
- What is required in order to satisfy a court that a class action should be allowed to proceed, i.e. certified?
- What are the implications of recent Ontario Court of Appeal decisions on class actions? (Cassano v. T.D. Bank; Markson v. MBNA Canada Bank)
- What ingredients make for a successful class action?
- What special challenges arise for those who defend these claims?
- What have the courts done in supervising and/or resolving these claims?
- What are 'voluntary compensation schemes', such as the one proposed recently by KPMG in Canada, and how do they impact on class action suits?
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| Q
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Gather
your colleagues around a speakerphone in your own office or boardroom. Have the
opportunity to ask questions in the Question & Answer portions of the sessions.
An additional 15 minutes will be added at the end of the session for those who
wish to continue with Q & A. |
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| MATERIALS: |
Valuable,
up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from
our website. |
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| REGISTRATION
FEE: |
$195,
plus GST (Registrations must be paid in advance of the audio conference).
Registration costs are per listening site/telephone, so you can have any number
of people listening at your location for one low price. Click here for registration information. |
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| CDs: |
Audio conference CDs, including a PDF copy of the materials from the conference, are available for $175 + GST per conference ($75 + GST for registrants). Click here to order. |
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| REGISTRATION
INFORMATION: |
When you register,
you'll be given a toll-free number to dial at the time of the
session and an access code to join the call. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register now. |
