What's New
Our Vancouver Office is moving August 15th to Suite 300, 570 Granville Street, V6C 3P1
Newsletters
Spectrum HR Law Update – Volume 2 Issue 3
Spectrum HR Law Update – Volume 2 Issue 2
Spectrum HR Law Update – Volume 2 Issue 1
Spectrum HR Law Quarterly HR Law Update – Volume 1 Issue 2
Spectrum HR Law Quarterly HR Law Update – Volume 1 Issue 1
e-Bulletins
The Summit on Mature Workforce – January 12, 2012
Illegality Results in Frustration of Employment Contract – December 16, 2011
Have a Happy, Healthy and Safe Holiday Season! – November 25, 2011
New Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act and CAPSA Guidelines – November 17, 2011
Employment Standards Tool Kit for Employers (Alberta) – October 7, 2011
Alberta Court of Appeals: Restrictive Covenants not Enforceable – September 1, 2011
Alberta's Distracted Driving Legislation – Are You Ready For It? – August 10, 2011
Alberta Court of Appeal Sets Aside Award of Aggravated Damages – June 23
Temporary Foreign Worker Program – New Regulations Take Effect – April 18
Dawson v. Tolko Industries Ltd. Update – April 5
Amendments to Federal Pension Regulations – March 30
Citizenship and Immigration Canada – March 25
New Requirements for Labour Market Opinion Application – March 22
Withler v. Canada: Age Discrimination and Pension Benefits – March 9
CAPSA Releases New Guideline on Fund Holder Arrangements – March 1
Summary of Lockerbie & Hole Industrial Inc. v. Alberta (Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, Director) – January 11
Alberta's Health Information Act Changes that could Impact your Organization – December 6
Tis the Season.....to be Careful! – November 30
How Legal Developments are re-shaping Administration – November 23
Recent Pension Reform Initiatives – September 14
Employee Claim for Negligent and Intentional Infliction of Mental Suffering – June 9
New Mandatory Language Proficiency Assessment Tests to be included in all Immigrant Applications – June 29
Upcoming Spectrum Seminars
Spectrum News
Spectrum HR Law LLP is the lead sponsor of the special “Legal” edition of HRAC Perspective Magazine, to be published in March, featuring the lead article, “Confidentiality Obligations of Human Resources Managers,” by Will Cascadden.
Chris Brown’s article, “’Perfect Storms’ Prompted Reviews”, appeared in the December 2011 Special 20th Anniversary Report edition of Benefits and Pensions Monitor magazine.
Will Cascadden’s interview by In-house Counsel magazine, on the subject of in-house counsel’s role in HR, will be published in a forthcoming issue.
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Chris Brown was recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada as Calgary Employee Benefits Law Lawyer of the Year in its 2012 edition. |
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Kristin Smith was recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in its 2012 edition in the area of Employee Benefits Law. |
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Scott Sweatman was recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in its 2012 edition in the area of Employee Benefits Law. |
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Michael Wolpert was recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Employee Benefits Law in its 2012 edition. |
Chris Brown was re-elected as President of the Association of Canadian Pension Management.
Spectrum HR Law LLP Award of Excellence
Speaking Engagements
Scott Sweatman will be a panellist and speaker at the Canadian Institute’s Forum on Pension Reform, Litigation and Governance in Toronto on February 23 and 24, 2012. The topic will be “Anticipating and Preparing for the Next Wave of Pension Law Reform – What the Regulators & Experts Have to Say."
Catherine McAteer will be speaking at the Insight conference, “Beyond the New Temporary Foreign Worker Regulations: Redefining the Role and Responsibilities of HR Professionals,” from February 29-March 1, 2012, in Calgary.
Will Cascadden will be speaking on human rights issues at the 2012 PSAC Spring Conference, April 17-18, 2012 in Red Deer, Alberta.
Will Cascadden and Colin Galinski will be speaking at the British Columbia Continuing Legal Education’s Employment Law Conference 2012, on “Liability of Employers for Mismanagement of Registered Pension Plans”, from April 26-27, 2012 in Vancouver.
Chris Brown will be participating in a plenary panel discussion, “Pensions: Seeking solutions to the sustainability crisis and other pressing concerns,” at the 30th Annual Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference on May 31, 2012 in Calgary.
