Registration: 1 Day form 9:30am from 4:00pm via ZOOM Video Conference

This course uses case law reviews to examine the privacy rights of employees in the workplace, the limits on employer interference with those rights, and the possible remedies for impermissible interference with those rights. Areas covered will include workplace surveillance, employer monitoring of computer use, internet and emails, permissible employee use of electronic communications and equipment at work, the perils and pitfalls of social networking, restrictions on access to medical information and drug testing and monitoring. The course will also discuss Supreme Court of Canada decisions on drug testing and publicizing personal information on the internet.

Instructor: James Baugh, Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel LLP

Called to the bar in 1998, James Baugh’s areas of practice include labour and employment law, human rights, defamation and civil litigation. Mr. Baugh has taught courses in labour law and human rights, and has made presentations on employment related topics at a variety of conferences and workshops. Prior to joining Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel, he practiced labour and employment law at McGrady and Company for many years.

Any materials and zoom link will be forwarded a few days prior to class.