Tag: accomodation

New year, new accessibility obligations

By Jackie VanDerMeulen Dec 27, 2015 Northern Exposure

Updated: Dec 27, 2015

by Jackie VanDerMeulen Establishing proactive measures to ensure accessibility is becoming common ground in Canada. Ontario has the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Manitoba is in the process of rolling out similar legislation, which will start impacting the private sector in 2018. British Columbia is in the process of rolling out its Accessibility […]

Depression: 7 Employer Considerations for Reasonable Accommodations

By Chris Ceplenski Dec 30, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 30, 2013

Dealing with employees suffering from depression is a delicate topic. The number of people seeking treatment for depression in the U.S. is now 27 million a year, and the CDC notes that the most likely groups to suffer from depression are adults in the 40 to 59 age range. With these statistics, most employers will […]