At Devry Smith Frank LLP‘s Human Resource and Employment Seminar, Toronto Student-at-Law Michelle Cook discussed the topic of the Legalization of Marijuana in Canada and the Latest Developments and Impact on the Workplace.

Michelle Cook is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, the University of Toronto and La Cité. At Osgoode, Michelle finished in the top 8% of her class and obtained a specialization in labour and employment law. Michelle is one of the first students in all of Canada to have a marijuana law designation on her transcript. Her work has been published in numerous national law journals, including the Alberta Law Review.

Topics covered include during the seminar includes:

• The Impact of a Sale of a Business on Employees
• No More Age Discrimination in Employee Benefit Plans: Talos v. Grand Erie District School Board (2018)
• Increased General Damages Awards at the Human Rights Tribunal in the #MeToo Era
• Legalization of Marijuana – Latest Developments and Impact on the Workplace
• Recent Trends in Immigration Processing, Including the Impact of Canada’s Legalization of Marijuana

 

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