BNA Books Publishes the Third Edition of “Canadian Labour and Employment Law for the U.S. Practitioner”

Bloomberg BNA today announces the publication of the Third Edition of Canadian Labour and Employment Law for the U.S. Practitioner, explaining Canada's workplace laws from a U.S. perspective.

Canadian Labour and Employment Law for the U.S. Practitioner, Third Edition is a unique resource U.S. attorneys can use to evaluate workplace issues in Canada. This treatise highlights the key distinctions between Canadian and U.S. labour and employment law. U.S. companies with Canadian subsidiaries in particular will find this treatise extremely helpful in navigating the risks and enjoying the opportunities of operating in Canada. 

The Third Edition includes updates concerning a number of important new cases, such as:

• Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, 2011 SCC 20, in which the Canadian Supreme Court considered whether protection of the freedom of association in Canada's constitution guarantees the process and results of collective bargaining
• Keays v. Honda Canada Inc., 2008 SCC 39, which reversed the trend in employment law toward compensating employees for harsh termination with extended periods of severance payment
• Wronko v. Western Inventory Service Ltd., 2008 ONCA 327, (2008), 292 D.L.R. (4th) 58, and 2008 ONCA 479, (2008), 66 C.C.E.L. (3d) 135, which together made illegal the practice of implementing a unilateral change to an employment relationship by simply giving notice of the pending change
• McKee v. Reid's Heritage Homes Ltd., 2009 ONCA 916, which recognized the requirement to treat contractors in a manner similar to employees at the time of termination of employment

The Third Edition of Canadian Labour and Employment Law for the U.S. Practitioner is a one-of-a-kind, indispensable reference. The new treatise provides incredibly helpful summaries of Canadian Supreme Court decisions relating to labour and employment law and reviews developments in the law involving data management, surveillance, workplace harassment, and bullying.

Canadian Labour and Employment Law for the U.S. Practitioner, Third Edition is authored by Douglas G. Gilbert, a partner in Heenan Blaikie, Toronto, Canada, who practices labour and employment law on behalf of management and before labour relations, arbitration, human rights, and workers' compensation tribunals, as well as Canadian courts; Brian W. Burkett, a partner in Heenan Blaikie, Toronto, Canada, who provides strategic labour and employment law advice to a variety of employers' organizations and gives input into the development of labour law policy; and Moira K. McCaskill, a personal and executive coach in Toronto, Canada. 

# # #