Advanced Issues in Duty to Accommodate
Venue: Telus Convention Centre
Event Date/Time: Feb 27, 2007 | End Date/Time: Feb 28, 2007 |
Description
Topics to be covered by union, management and medical experts include:
• How Weyerhaeuser Canada saved $8 Million in 3 years by managing disabilities
• How to avoid paying $100,000 in punitive damages following Keays v. Honda Canada
• How Syncrude integrates their disability management program with other benefit and total rewards programs
• Initiatives at CIBC to de-medicalize the complex return-to-work process
• Drug testing policies - how to steer clear of the legal minefield
• Ways to approach and help employees with undisclosed accommodation needs - hidden disabilities, addictions and mental health issues
• Can employees forfeit their right to accommodation opportunities
• Implications of relying on Insurers’ decisions to deny disability benefits
• How to make sure collective agreement provisions reflect the latest law
- Complex accommodation strategies when multiple unions are involved