Support for Businesses during COVID-19: CEBA application deadline extended
Despite being able to resume operations following the lifting of certain governmental restrictions related to COVID-19, many business owners continue to experience unprecedented financial challenges. After months of decreased revenue – or possibly even periods without any revenue – business owners may be struggling to cover their operating costs from month to month. In many...
Continue reading the post titled Support for Businesses during COVID-19: CEBA application deadline extendedWhat is "storage"?
A recent Alberta case casts some light on the meaning of waste “storage”. Custom Environmental Services (CESL) sorts and recycles contaminated material, including PCBs. PCB material is brought to the CESL, sorted, cleaned, perhaps processed and placed in containers. Once a truckload has accumulated, it is transported to a disposal site. PCB material is present...
Continue reading the post titled What is "storage"?Don’t just throw old electronics in the trash
Simply throwing old electronics in the trash can be dangerous to your own personal safety, says Peter Dillon in a recent article by AdvocateDaily. Read the full article below. Don’t just throw old electronics in the trash: Dillon By Mia Clarke, Associate Editor If Santa left some of the latest electronic gadgets under your tree,...
Continue reading the post titled Don’t just throw old electronics in the trashCanadian companies may soon be impacted by the GDPR
Siskinds technology, privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Peter Dillon, was recently interviewed by AdvocateDaily.com regarding the European Union’s new rules for data protection and how it may impact Canadian companies. Read the full article below. Canadian companies may soon be impacted by the GDPR By Mia Clarke, Associate Editor The European Union’s new rules for data...
Continue reading the post titled Canadian companies may soon be impacted by the GDPRSiskinds files proposed class action against Facebook
Note: This article was also published on AdvocateDaily.com By Rob Lamberti, AdvocateDaily.com Contributor A class-action lawsuit filed by Siskinds LLP against Facebook continues to collect plaintiffs who may have had their data scraped by Cambridge Analytica through an app on the popular social media platform, says London, Ont. privacy lawyer Peter Dillon. The lawsuit represents at least...
Continue reading the post titled Siskinds files proposed class action against FacebookTerminating Employees on Job-Protected Leaves: Can I do it?
I recently blogged about the Expanding World of Job-Protected Leaves. In short, over the course of the last 12 years, new job-protected leaves have been added to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) at an ever-increasing pace. Employers sometimes call me expressing concern about such leaves. Business conditions have changed. Performance concerns have arisen. Employers need flexibility to...
Continue reading the post titled Terminating Employees on Job-Protected Leaves: Can I do it?Fiduciary accounting: Accounting and record-keeping requirements for attorneys and guardians for property
Court-appointed guardians of property and persons acting pursuant to a continuing power of attorney for property (commonly referred to as “attorneys for property”) share a common duty: they are tasked with managing money and/or property for the benefit of someone who is no longer capable of doing so themselves. The task of managing someone else’s...
Continue reading the post titled Fiduciary accounting: Accounting and record-keeping requirements for attorneys and guardians for propertyPolluter must pay for cleanup, twice
It’s not safe for a polluter to trust a subsequent owner to clean up contamination, even if the polluter has specifically paid for the cleanup, and even if the new owner signs a contract relieving the original polluter of liability. None of this will prevent environmental regulators from ordering the original polluter to pay for...
Continue reading the post titled Polluter must pay for cleanup, twice2021: COVID-19 is still here and employers must remain vigilant
2020 was quite the year for all of us, including employers. As COVID-19 walloped the globe, many businesses were forced to temporarily close due to regional or provincewide lockdowns. Many are wondering what is in store for 2021. Ultimately, no one knows, but with vaccines starting to be rolled out across the country, there is...
Continue reading the post titled 2021: COVID-19 is still here and employers must remain vigilantPrivacy pulse: New Ontario OIPC guidance, privilege in data breach investigations and further developments in state privacy law
The Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data Governance team is focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates on technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) laws in both the U.S. and Canada. Before diving into this month’s update, I’m pleased to mention I will attend the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Canadian Privacy Symposium...
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