Lisa Stam

Articles

• “Employers aren’t hamstrung when it comes to marijuana at work” – Canadian HR Reporter (October 2, 2017)
• “Big Data to have implications on labour law” – Law Times (August 21, 2017)
• “Benefits during the notice period” – Canadian Employment Law Today (April 12, 2017)
• “Carving Out Space: Social Media & Expectations of Privacy in the Workplace” – Paper for Osgoode Professional Development CLE program (May 2013)
• “Global Recruitment and Social Media Hiring Traps” – Law360, Co-Author (November 2011)
• “Global Employee Terminations in the Age of Social Media” – Law360, Co-Author (September 2011)
• “To Friend or Not to Friend: Social Media in the Workplace” – The Employer’s Voice (November/December 2009)
• “Accessing Pornographic Material and Violating Code of Conduct Sufficient Evidence for Summary Judgment of Wrongful Dismissal Claim” – The Employer’s Voice (September 2009)
• “Recent High Profile Court Decisions Will Educate Your Employees on Overtime Entitlements” – The Employer’s Voice (July 2009)
• “Impact of New Ontario Human Rights Regime on Employers” – The Employer’s Voice (May 2009)

Books

• “Ontario Employment Law Handbook – An Employer’s Guide” – 10th ed, LexisNexis Canada, Co-Author (2011)
• “International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook” – Kluwer Law International, Co-Author of Canadian Chapter (2010 and 2013)

Other selected publications (available upon request):

Ontario Bar Association Labour Relations Monthly Newsletter:

• Court Awards BC Police Officer $950,000 in Damages for Negligent Infliction of Mental Suffering by her Supervisor (April 2007)
• Labour Not Subject to Higher Threshold than Other Creditors in Insolvency Proceedings: TCT Logistics (September 2006)

Canadian Benefits & Compensation Digest (International Foundation) case summaries:

• Indexation Benefits Can Vest Upon Retirement: Dinney v. Great-West Life Assurance (August 2005)
• Arbitrator Cannot Award Punitive Damages Against Insurer in Fibromyalgia Case (June 2005)
• Update on Nova Scotia “Grow-In” Benefits (June 2005)
• New CAPSA Guidelines for Pension Plan Governance (February 2005)
• Nova Scotia Flip-Flops on Grow-In Benefits (February 2005)
• A Letter of Credit Is Not an Asset (December 2004)
• Financial Services Tribunal Addresses Pre-Retirement Death Benefits (June 2004)
• The Financial Services Tribunal Considers Awarding Costs out of a Pension Fund (April 2004)
• The Ontario Ministry Of Labour’s 2004 Discussion Paper: Ending The 60-Hour Workweek (April 2004)

Lancaster’s Bi-Weekly Pension & Benefit Law E-Bulletin:

• Remedy Limitations with the Third Party Insurer: Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital (February 4, 2005)

2024

• Understanding the Legal Implications of Remote Work” hosted by Osgoode Professional Development and chaired by SpringLaw. (October 18, 2024)
• CPBI Ontario & HRPA – Human Resources Professionals Association Fall 2024 Canadian Benefits Certificate Program. (October 02, 2024)
• Lancaster House’s Gender Equity Virtual Conference: Paving the way to inclusive workplaces. (April 17, 2024)
• HR Law in the Digital Age” – a timely dive into how digital transformation is reshaping the landscape of HR law. Human Resources Law for HR Professionals – Osgoode Hall Law School (April 18, 2024)
• CPBI Ontario & HRPA – Human Resources Professionals Association Spring 2024 Canadian Benefits Certificate Program. (April 22, 2024)

2023

• Employment Law & Contracts – Benefits Certificate Program, CPBI May 5, 2023)
• The Workplace in the Social Media Age, Human Resources Law for HR Professionals – Osgoode Hall Law School (May 3, 2023)
• Building a Virtual Law Firm Through Blogging – Legally Contented (May 1, 2023)
• Post-Covid Clauses, Annotated Employment Law Clauses 2023 – LSO Ontario (February 28, 2023)

2022

• What: The First Thing We Do, Let’s Get Rid of All The Lawyers – DisruptHR Ottawa (November 8, 2022)
• Helping businesses gear up for holiday sales – BMO Small Business Month Client Event (October 27, 2022)
• Employment Law & Contracts- Canadian Benefits Certificate Program – Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute (October 13, 2022)
• Watching the Watchers – Your October 11 Compliance Deadline for Employee Monitoring – In partnership with The Privacy Pro and nNovation (September 20, 2022)
• Examining how automation and AI are driving law firm productivity – Legal Tech Summit – Canadian Lawyer (June 15, 2022)
• Employment, Labour & Contracts Law – The Wellness of Your Practice, Info & Advice for Healthcare Business Owners, RBC (June 9, 2002)
• Employment and HR Law – Secretary Treasurer’s Association (May 19, 2022 )
• Employment Law & Contracts – Canadian Benefits Certificate Program; Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute (May 13, 2022)
• The Workplace in the Social Media Age: Confronting the Challenges – Osgoode Hall Law School, York University; HR Law for HR Professionals Certificate (April 28, 2022)
• Employment Contracts Mistakes to Avoid in 2022 – Benchmark Benefit Solutions (January 12, 2022)
• Labor Law Trends to Watch: 2022 – ADP Insights@Work podcast (January 10, 2022)

2021

• Top 5 Employment Law Mistakes to Avoid in 2022 – SpringLaw’s SpringForward Legal Updates Webinar Series (December 15, 2021)
• OMG! Back to the Office? – CNBPA (November 23, 2021)
• OMG The Office is Open – SpringLaw’s SpringForward Legal Updates Webinar Series (August 27, 2021)
• Mindfulness and Stress Management – How to Humanize Your Remote Lifestyle – LegalTech Summit Canada (June 29, 2021)
• From Languishing to Flourishing During Covid-19 – SpringLaw’s SpringForward Legal Updates Webinar Series (May 19, 2021)
• The Workplace in the Social Media Age: Confronting the Challenges – The Osgoode Certificate in HR Law for HR Professionals (April 26, 2021)
• Top 4 Tips For Your Top 4 Legal Docs – SpringLaw’s SpringForward Legal Updates Webinar Series (April 21, 2021)
• HR Professionals vs Employment Lawyers – SpringLaw’s SpringForward Legal Updates Webinar Series (March 17, 2021)
• Employment Law & Contracts – Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute and HRPA (February 26, 2021)
• Romance in the Workplace – ADP Insights@Work podcast (February 4, 2021)
• Managing and Protecting a Stressed-Out Workplace – Benchmark Benefit Solutions (January 21, 2021)

2020

• This Week in Legal Blogging – Robert Ambrogi (October 22, 2020)
• Building a Book of Business (Even During a Pandemic) – Solo Small Firm Lady Lawyers (October 15, 2020)
• Crunched by the Numbers: Artificial intelligence, algorithmic discrimination, and other emerging issues in workplace privacy law – Lancaster House (July 10, 2020)
• Running a virtual law practice – Law Society of Ontario, Annual Six-Minute Employment Lawyer (June 18, 2020)
• Working in the Future – What’s Next? – Thomson-Reuters (June 10, 2020)
• Workplace Issues During Covid-19 – Canadian Netherlands Business and Professional Association (May 12, 2020)
• The Workplace in the Social Media Age: Confronting the Challenges – Osgoode Hall Law School, Human Resources Legal Issues for HR Professionals (May 4, 2020)
• “An Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Cannabis Use” –  blueJ Legal (March 24, 2020)

2019

• “Welcome our Robot Overlords – AI, Technology and Employment Law”, Human Resources Professionals Association/2019 HRPA Toronto LegalEase Conference (November 12, 2019)
• “Technology Use at Work” – Law Society of Ontario, Employment Law Summit (November 1, 2019)
• “Employment Law and Tech Panel: Risks and Pitfalls of Using Technology/Social Media during Recruitment”, Human Resources Professionals Association (June 25, 2019)
• “Social Media & Tech in the Workplace”, Osgoode Certificate in Human Resources Law for HR Professionals (April 30, 2019)
• “Remote Employees in a Digital Age”, British Computer Society in Canada (April 18, 2019)

2018

• “The Workplace in the Social Media Age: Confronting the Challenges”, The Osgoode Certificate in Human Resources Law for HR Professionals (April 24, 2018)
• “Winning Clients in the Age of the New Advertising and Referral Rules”, Ontario Bar Association Institute (February 8, 2018)

2017

• “Taking high heels down a notch. No more heels in the workplace.”, CBC Radio (November 9, 2017)
• “Bro Culture: How to Survive + When to Call It”, Girl Geeks TO (November 7, 2017)
• “Overtime in the Age of the Smart Phone”, The Law Society of Upper Canada’s 18th Annual Employment Law Summit (October 19, 2017)
• “What is Constructive Dismissal” at the Ontario Bar Association’s Employment Law Fundamentals(October 13, 2017)
• “Prepare for Sweeping Changes: Learn how the new legal landscape will affect your workplace practices”, Panel Moderator, The Bagg Group Breakfast Brief (September 21, 2017)
• “Tech Talk: Ensuring legal and ethical use of technology by employers and employees”, Lancaster House Audio Conference (August 17, 2017)
• Influencers Panel at Actionable Co. #ACPsummit2017 (June 7, 2017)
• “Social Media in the Workplace” at Osgoode PD program for HR Professionals (April 18, 2017)
• “Technology in the Workplace” at Ontario Municipal Tax and Revenue Association Conference (April 10, 2017)
• “Successful Settlements 2017: Strategies and Tactics for Civil Litigators” at Osgoode (March 24, 2017)
• “Bill 132 – Ensuring a Safe Workplace Free of Harassment” at the Ontario Bar Association Institute (February 7, 2017).
• “Managing Employee Relationships” at Verity Business Connections (January 31, 2017).

2016

• “Hiring for Your Firm: A Human Resources Guide for Interviewing and Making Employment Decisions” at OBA Enterprising Lawyer Series (November 18, 2016)
• Hot Button Issues for In-House Counsel and Business Lawyers: “Employment Issues in Corporate Transactions” at OBA Professional Development (May 18, 2016)
• “The Workplace in the Social Media Age: Confronting the Challenges” at The Osgoode Certificate in HR Law for HR Professionals (April 6, 2016)
• “Computers, Cell Phones, and Surveillance: Drawing the line between employees’ privacy rights and management’s business interests” at Lancaster House 2016 Toronto Human Rights and Accommodation Conference (March 30, 2016)

2015

• “Settlements in the Digital Era: Essentials for Non-Techies” at the Osgoode PD Program on Successful Settlements: Strategies & Tactics for Civil Litigation (November 26, 2015)
• “Impact of Technology on the Expert” at the Osgoode PD Program on Property Valuation Disputes (November 3, 2015)
• “Social Media, Just Cause & Restrictive Covenants” at the HRPA HR Law Conference (October 22, 2015)
• “Minding Your Own Business: Privacy rules on collecting, using and disclosing employee information at Lancaster House Audio Conference (July 21, 2015)
• “Family Status and the Duty to Accommodate” at the Ontario Bar Association’s 13th Annual Current Issues in Employment Law Conference (May 1, 2015)
• Co-chair at Osgoode’s “Managing Employment Law Issues in the Digital Age”, and panel moderator on Employee Privacy Rights and Interests (April 20, 2015)
• “Social Media in the Workplace” at the Osgoode Certificate in HR Law at HRPA (April 8, 2015)
• Quoted in “Target to Close all Stores in Canada” published in SHRM Online (January 25, 2015)

2014

• “Proactive Postings: Balancing Rights in a tech-savvy world” at Lancaster House Audio Conference (December 11, 2014)
• “Making Informed Decisions: Understanding Employer Liability with Benefit Plans” at ProBenefit Consulting Conference (November 18, 2014) – click here to register
• “BYOD in the Workplace” in Ottawa at County of Carleton Law Association’s Technology Conference for the Rest of Us (Not Just Nerds) (November 7, 2014) – click here to register
• “The Biggest Things You Should and Shouldn’t Do When Firing Someone“, Online Interview on LXBN TV (October 10, 2014)
• “Cyberloafing, Cyberspying: computer theft, privacy rights” at Lancaster House Audio Conference (October 8, 2014)
• “CASL Compliance for your Business” client training (September 2014)
• “Human Rights in Recruiting”, at client event (July 2014)
• “Leveraging Social Media in Your Practice”, at the Canadian Bar Association Technology Academy (June 2014)
• “The Workplace in the Social Media Age: Confronting the Challenges”, at Osgoode Law School Certificate Program in HR Law for HR Professionals (May 2014)

2013

• “BYOD: Building a Program Right for your Organization” at Canadian Institute Workshop (Nov 2013)
• “The ESA Beyond the 9-5: Mobile Workforce, Overtime, BYOD and Social Media” at Lorman Conference (Oct 2013)
• “Social Media in the Health Care Sector” at Heath Professionals Appeal and Review Board & Health Services Appeal and Review Board Joint Tribunal Members’ Educational Conference (Oct 2013)
• “BYOD: Employment, Organizational & Tech Issues”, co-presenter at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Seminar (Sept 2013)
• “Employment Law Issues in the New Immigration Law Regime” at firm client event (Sept 2013); *video link available upon request
• “The Workplace in the SM Age: Confronting the Challenges” co-presenter at Osgoode HR Law for HR Professionals Certificate Program (July 2012)
• “Social Media for Executives”, to Women President’s Organization, Toronto chapter (June 2013)
• “Identifying and Managing Risk in Using Social Media and Bring-Your Own Device (BYOD) in Your Organization”, co-presenter at Canadian Institute (May 2013)
• “Social Media, Overtime and the Salaried Worker – How to Deal with the Elimination of the 9-5 Workday” at Lorman Conference (May 2013)
• “What’s New in Social Media, Technology & Privacy in the Workplace”, at Osgoode Professional Development CLE Program of “What’s New in Employment Law 2013” (May 2013)
• “Implications of Accommodation & AODA“, at firm client event (April 2013)
• “When International Employee Assignments Go Bad“, on panel hosted by Canadian Employee Relocation Counsel program (April 2013)
• “Social Media in Business“, participant in Canadian Netherlands Business & Professionals Association program on business development (March 2013)
• “Social Media and Terminations: Caselaw Update“, at Federated Press program (February 2013)
• “Social Media & Legal Marketing“, on Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2013 panel (February 2013)

2012

• “How to Get Fired Because of Facebook: Social Media and Terminations in the Health Sector”, at Manitoba’s InterAct EMS conference (October 2012)
• “The Borderless Workplace: Social Media, Privacy and Technology Issues”, at firm client event (October 2012)
• “Update on AODA”, at firm client event (September 2012)
• “Jones v Tsige: The New Privacy Tort”, at Lorman Conference (July 2012)
• “Freedom of Speech & Social Media in the Academic Workplace”, McMaster University (June 2012)
• “Taking Your Social Media Policy International”, global client event (April 2012)
• “Professionalism and Practice Management Issues in Social Media, at LSUC Employment Law Summit on the New Workplace in the Age of Social Media (April 2012)
• “Social Media in the Global Workplace”, presentation hosted by Foreign Lawyers Association in Tokyo, Japan (April 2012)
• “Social Media, Terminations and Slander”, Federated Press Program (March 2012)
• “Canadian Employment Law 101”, firm client events in Chicago, Houston and Dallas (February 2012)
• “Employment Law Issues in Hiring & Interviews”, firm client event (February 2012)
• “AODA Update”, firm client event (January 2012)

2011

• “Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability Act in the Workplace”, at Human Resources Professionals Association conference (October 2011)
• Participant on firm Privacy Panel with the Ontario Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian (October 2011)
• “Privacy & Proprietary Information”, for Retail Council of Canada (September 2011)
• “Workplace Disability Law: Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability Act and the Human Rights Code”, at Rehabilitation Network (September 2011)

2008-2010

• “Bill 168 – Employer’s Sword or Shield?” at Employer’s Advocacy Council’s Business Summit –(March 2010)
• “Ontario Human Rights Regime – A New Era: Should Employers Be Concerned?” at Employer’s Advocacy Council’s Business Summit on Workplace Safety & Insurance (March 2009)
• “Remedial Certifications”, at Law Society of Upper Canada 6 Minute Labour Lawyer program (June 2008)
• Ontario Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Programs:
• Co-Chair of Labour Law 101 (November 2009)
• Co-Chair of When Health Law & Labour/Employment Law Collide (December 2008)
• Co-Chair of Clients, Clients Everywhere: Tips for Aspiring Rainmakers (November 2008)
• Co-Chair of Pension Law 101 (November 2007)
• Co-Chair of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide: Pension Primer for Everyday Practice (November 2006)