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WEBINAR – Terminations & Severance Packages: Know Your Rights

Nelligan Law

The key topics covered in this informative session are: Rights on Termination in Ontario Generally Understanding your rights as an employee in Ontario is crucial when facing termination. Duty to Look for New Work After termination, employees have a duty to mitigate their losses by actively seeking new employment.

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ChatUSG: What Companies Doing Business with the Government Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Many employees are experimenting with AI in connection with their work. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.”

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Dana DuPerron on CTV News

Nelligan Law

Reading Time: < 1 minute As mandatory workplace vaccine policies begin to roll out, employers and employees have new questions about their legal rights and obligations. Dana DuPerron speaks with CTV News at Noon on how to navigate this complex employment law topic.

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Comparing the Labour legislation Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (India) VS. Family and Medical Leave Act of the USA

IP and Legal Filings

In order to guarantee employment safety and support for employees during maternity, paternity, and family-related conditions, two historic pieces of legislation—the Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 in India and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the USA— were passed.

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Connect & Collaborate: Unpacking the NAPP 2023 Annual Meeting & Conference

Patently-O

I invite all those invested in protecting intellectual property rights to attend, especially folks who are deep in the day-to-day business of protecting patent rights. It’s worth noting that attendance is free for the Judiciary and Federal Government employees such as PTAB Judges and Patent Examiners.

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My First Year as DOC Chief Diversity Officer—From Z to A?

U.S. Department of Commerce

From my initial interview for the CDO position to my meetings with DEIA partners and stakeholders at DOC, it was clear that this was the “right time and the right place” for DEIA efforts to flourish at the agency. The other realization I had as CDO was that my role required me to transform employees into DEIA Avatars.

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Book review: IP for Start-Ups

The IPKat

Chapters 1-3 are written by patent attorneys and address the characteristics and strategies of IP rights. They touch on the basics of patents, trademarks, designs, domains, copyright and trade secrets, with attention to both auditing what IP rights a start-up has, as well as how to avoid infringement of third-party rights.

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