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Consulting Editor: Daryn M. Jeffries, Filion
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Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
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CONTENTS

Chaptert1

OVERVIEWtOFtLEGALtFRAMEWORK t

Chaptert2 HUMAN tRIGHTStISSUESt-

t HIRING tChaptert3 COMMON tLAWtISSUESt-

t HIRING tChaptert4

THEtEMPLOYMENTtCONTRACTtChapt

ert5 HUMAN tRIGHTStISSUES

Chaptert6

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t 7 OCCUPATIONAL tHEALTH tANDtSAFETY

Chaptert8

WORKPLACEtSAFETY tAND tINSURANCEtACTt

Chaptert9 EQUITY tINtTHEtWORKPLACE

Chaptert10

PRIVACY tINSIDEtANDtOUTSIDEtTHEtWORKPLACEtC

haptert11

NAVIGATINGtTHEtEMPLOYMENTtRELATIONSHIPtC

haptert12 RESIGNATION tAND tRETIREMENT

Chaptert13

TERMINATION tAND tSEVERANCEtPAY t(ESA)t

Chaptert14 DISMISSALtWITH tCAUSE

Chaptert15

DISMISSALtWITHOUTtCAUSEtChapte

rt16 POST-EMPLOYMENTtOBLIGATIONS

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INTRODUCTION

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