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		<title>Slaw: Could cellphone use constitute electronic presence at crime?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 18:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yosie Saint-Cyr</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The National Post recently presented the interesting case in which a New Jersey judge must decide whether someone can be “electronically present” in a car, even if they physically aren’t there, and,...<br/>
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		<title>Most-viewed articles this month on HRinfodesk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yosie Saint-Cyr</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Beware of terminating long-term employees without proper notice The Ontario Superior Court of Justice decided that an employer terminated a 65-year-old long-term employee without the proper amount of...<br/>
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		<title>What you should know about the Ontario Employment Standards Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl Altman</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most employers in Ontario are aware that the Employment Standards Act imposes standards on employers with respect to the treatment of employees. However, many are not aware that they are required to...<br/>
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		<title>AODA compliance: the good, the bad and the ugly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Cohen Share</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today’s post is all about hearing from you! Questions arise as to how organizations are dealing with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act compliance requirements. I want to hear from...<br/>
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		<title>A new look and a new blog!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Gorley</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In our continued efforts to provide our readers with valuable and easy-to-use information on the topics that matter, First Reference introduces Inside Internal Controls, a new blog on all things...<br/>
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		<title>Introducing guest bloggers Alison Bird and Amery Boyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Gorley</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We are very pleased to announce the two newest additions to our growing team of experts! Alison J. Bird will discuss labour and employment law, and Amery Boyer will discuss broad human resources...<br/>
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		<title>Plastic SIN card to be phased out</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yosie Saint-Cyr</dc:creator>
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		<title>Victoria Day, a public (statutory) holiday in some jurisdictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yosie Saint-Cyr</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Monday May 21, 2012, most Canadians get a day off work with pay on what is called Victoria Day.<br/>
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		<title>Conducting a workplace violence risk assessment: six common pitfalls</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hyde</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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