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Blast Email - February 2017

So you want to set up a social media site for your Section or Forum. It’s a good idea, but there are a lot of questions that you need to ask – and answers that you need to find – before you go ahead. Read on to discover a few things you’ll need to consider.

On International Women’s Day, March 8, the CBA will launch a podcast on sexual harassment in the workplace. The podcast, titled Not Just a Bystander, is presented by a number of CBA Sections and Forums, and led by the National Women Lawyers Forum. Read on for more details.

Is your Section having a conference this fall? Read on to see our list of upcoming conferences.

A look ahead to CBA professional development programs.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the appeal of Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. on January 19, 2016.

Effective June 16, 2015, card check certification will be eliminated in the federal labour sector, which will feature mandatory representation votes in all valid certification applications as well as in revocation applications.

Ebola, and pandemics generally, are a worldwide concern. To address the workplace issues around pandemics and help lawyers meet the challenges that will inevitably arise, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has produced an online document

Some amendments to Part III of the Canada Labour Code in the Jobs and Growth Act, 2012 came into effect on April 1, 2014.