Thursday Jan. 23, 2014 – 10am
Posted Jan 23, 2014 02:18:42 PM.
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*Glenn Pelletier filling in*
10:00am- David Whitten, Lawyer and Partner at the firm of Whitten & Lublin, Re: There’s a lesser known side effect of flu season – the thousands of sneezing, coughing and wheezing flu victims who flood into doctors’ offices and hospital emergency rooms seeking sick notes to satisfy their employer. In fact, the strain on health care resources in terms of cost and risk of infection to others is so serious that the OMA has publicly criticized employers for using the health care system to police employee absenteeism. Whitten, at the Toronto employment law firm of Whitten & Lublin, is calling for amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act 2000 (ESA) to bring balance to the use of medical evidence in employer sick leave policies.
10:30am- The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced its flagbearer for the opening ceremonies at the Sochi Olympics will be Hayley Wickenheiser. What do you think?
10:45am- Daniel Scott, A Canada Research Chair in Global Tourism and Professor at University of Waterloo, Re: A new study shows that climate change is having an impact on host cities of the Winter Olympics. Only 6 of the previous host cities will be cold enough to reliably host the Games by the end of this century if global warming projections prove accurate. Even with conservative climate projections, only 11 of the previous 19 sites could host the Games in the coming decades.
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