Hot Topic: Managing Disability in the Workplace

Employers have significant legal obligations in employing the disabled and need to manage the associated liabilities. Miller Thomson LLP presents a complimentary breakfast seminar on this hot topic.

The seminar focuses on:

• Statutory and common law obligations of employers & employees
• Managing the risks associated with employing the disabled
• Reasonable accommodation in 2010; how much is enough to satisfy the onus?
• Disability management strategies
• Minimizing risks and limiting liabilities

Presented by:

Dan McKeown, a Labour & Employment lawyer in the Waterloo office of Miller Thomson and a member of the firm’s Southwestern Ontario Labour & Employment Law Practice Group.

Carol VandenHoek, a Labour & Employment lawyer and partner in the Guelph office of Miller Thomson and a member of the firm’s Southwestern Ontario Labour & Employment Law Practice Group.

This seminar is part of a continuing series hosted by the lawyers of Miller Thomson’s Southwestern Ontario Labour & Employment Law Practice Group. Regardless of the size and structure of your organization, our seminars are designed to assist you in developing a proactive approach to workplace issues by implementing best practices.

Wed Nov 3 – GUELPH
Ontario AGRICentre
100 Stone Road West, Suite 301

Thu Nov 4 – WATERLOO
Accelerator Centre
295 Hagey Blvd, Suite 300

Tue Nov 9 – LONDON
One London Place
255 Queens Avenue, Suite 2010