Human Rights Law – Page 24 – Schenk & Associates

Pre-Hearing Disclosure of Medical Records: Ryan Orders

by Johannes Schenk / On November 6, 2005 / In Human Rights Law, Labour Law

Administrative tribunals generally have a high degree of flexibility in determining what evidence they will hear in a given matter. They are not bound by the same rules of evidence that govern proceedings in Court. This brings on a degree…

Be Reasonable

by Johannes Schenk / On October 27, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

Be reasonable. No matter which side of the fence you are on the tempation to "stick" it to the other side is strong when you are in the heat of a dispute. For counsel, helping a client see their way…

Admissibility of Surreptitious Video Surveillance

by Johannes Schenk / On October 26, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

Your position at arbitration is only as good as the supporting evidence. Video evidence can be a compelling tool and the very qualities that make it compelling also make it invasive. This is particularly the case for surreptitious video evidence.…

Human Rights Research and Education Centre

by Johannes Schenk / On October 4, 2005 / In Human Rights Law

I have to say that I was quite impressed with the U of Ottawa's Human Rights Research and Education Centre web site. Looks like it could be a useful research tool.

Employee’s Duty to Accept Reasonable Accommodation

by Johannes Schenk / On October 2, 2005 / In Human Rights Law

Employers and unions both have a role to play in accommodating an employee. But what of the employee's duty? Employees commonly reject accommodation proposals on the basis that it's not what they want or that there is another accommodation that…

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