The Osgoode Certificate in Workplace Mental Health Law

Faculty

Topics covered include:

• How to have the conversation when you are concerned about an employee’s mental health
• What resources are available in responding to mental health problems?
• To what extent do employers face a legal duty of care in relation to employees’ psychological wellbeing?
• Does the existence of the voluntary National Standard For Psychological Health and Safety In the Workplace create a default standard by which courts will measure employers?
• The effect of Bill 132 and the Occupational Health and Safety Act on employers’ duties
• Are employers liable for negligent or intentional infliction of mental harm during the employment relationship and after it ends?
• Trends in the caselaw on damage awards for mental distress claims
• Accommodating mental health disabilities in the workplace: the AODA and the Human Rights Code
• Addressing substance abuse problems – including impact on performance, legal liabilities, accidents, sick leave and benefit costs, and the status of ‘last chance’ agreements
• Creating inclusive attendance management policies and return-to-work programs that appropriately consider mental health contexts
• Early and successful returns to work after mental-health-related absences
• How unions, health and safety committees, occupational health nurses and employers can effectively work together and further the organization’s due diligence strategy

Faculty

Program Director

• Lauren Bernardi, Bernardi Human Resource Law

Past Faculty Include

• Terri Aversa,Senior Health and Safety Officer, OPSEU
• Mary Ann Baynton, Mary Ann Baynton & Associates
• Dr. Ash Bender, MD, FRCP (C), Occupational Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Staff Psychiatrist, Centre For Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH)
• Daniel Chodos, Whitten & Lublin Professional Corporation
• Dr. Ian C. Dawe, MHSc, MD, FRCP (C), Program Chief and Medical Director, Mental Health Service, Trillium Health Partners & Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
• Yvone Defreitas, CHRP, Director of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness, Canadian Centre For Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Barry B. Fisher, Barry Fisher Arbitration and Mediation
• Maria Gergin, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
• Arleen Huggins, Koskie Minsky LLP
• Bernard King, Staff Representative, OPSEU – Region 5 Toronto
• N. Anneli LeGault, Dentons Canada LLP
• Sapna Mahajan, Director, Prevention and Promotion Initiatives, Workplace, Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Deanna Matzanke, Director, Client Services, Canadian Centre For Diversity and Inclusion
• Shaun O’Brien, Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish LLP
• John Oudyk, CIH, ROH, Occupational Hygienist, Occupational Health Clinics For Ontario Workers Inc.
• Asha Rampersad, Bernardi Human Resource Law LLP
• Melanie L. Reist, Morrison Reist
• Meaghen A. Russell, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
• Natasha Savoline, Bernardi Human Resource Law LLP
• Dr. Martin Shain, S.J.D., Founder and Principal, Neighbour at Work Centre ™ & Adjunct Lecturer, Occupational and Environmental Health Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
• Drew Sousa, RN COHN (C), Manager, Employee Health Services, Corporate Services Department, Human Resources Division, City of Mississauga
• Andrea Stoddart, Israel Foulon LLP

Agenda

View 2017 Brochure PDF

Fees

Fees include attendance, program materials, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments for each of the 5 days of the program. The price does not include accommodations. Please inquire about group discounts and financial assistance. Fees paid by individuals are eligible for a tuition tax credit. Dress is business casual.

Program Changes

We will make every effort to present the certificate program as advertised, but it may be necessary to change the dates, location, speakers or content with little or no notice. In the event of program cancellation, York University and Osgoode Hall Law School’s liability is limited to reimbursement of paid fees.

Certificate of Program Completion

You will receive a certificate upon completion of The Osgoode Certificate in Workplace Mental Health Law. Participants must attend all program modules and successfully complete the take-home assignment to receive a certificate.

Substitutions, Cancellations and Refunds

Substitution of registrants is permitted at any time. If you are unable to find a substitute, a full refund is available if a cancellation request is received in writing 21 days prior to the program date. If a cancellation request is made with less than 21 days notice, a $150 administration fee will apply. No other refund is available.

Program Details

Questions on program registration?
Please contact the Registration Team at osgoodepd@osgoode.yorku.ca

Questions on the program content?
Please contact the Program Lawyer:
Paul Truster at ptruster@osgoode.yorku.ca