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New Accessibility Laws Should Address Employment, Inclusive Buildings, Transport: Report

May 31, 2017Jonathan Ablett
Public consultations on Canada’s first national law for disabled people have identified high unemployment rates, inaccessible buildings and barriers in transportation as some of the key issues that need to be addressed. The report was released by the federal government on Monday, May 29, 2017 summarizing eight months of consultations held with 6000 Canadians and…
Lack of a single comma subject of $10 million lawsuit

March 21, 2017Jonathan Ablett
In a lesson teaching the importance of clarity for drafters of legislation and contracts alike, the United States First Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard and ruled in favour of unionized workers in a class-action case whereby an ongoing $10 million action hinges on a single comma. Unionized workers in this case were alleging that…