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The regulation of talent agents in Canada

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 9 2011

Ricardo Cestero over at Law Law Land remarks on the inherent tensions in the relationship between talent and talent agents (Agents vs. Talent: Money For Nothing?) - Ricardo's post prompted this quick review of the regulation of Canadian talent agents

Social media and privacy in the workplace

  • Miller Thomson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • November 25 2011

The explosion in the popularity of social media has revolutionized the way in which we interact with the world

Salary, solicitation and standards of conduct for sports agents

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • September 21 2011

A recent decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta examines the fiduciary obligation a sports agent owes to his or her employeragency

Show me the money: a sports agency and its former employee take the (non-)competition into the courtroom

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • November 8 2011

Hollywood's portrayal of sports agencies presents a world that is dramatic and cut-throat, with ambitious sports agents competing for the chance to represent talented athletes

Defamation laws put social media users and employers at serious risk

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
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  • September 8 2011

Statements posted online that negatively impact the reputation or image of another person, business or product may be considered defamation, and present a legal risk to the person who authored the post

Facebook passwords not an appropriate background checking tool, Ontario Human Rights Commission warns

  • Dentons
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  • Canada
  • -
  • April 12 2012

In recent weeks, several U.S. job candidates reported that prospective employers had requested their Facebook passwords in order to secure personal details about them

The writing on the wall: social media, defamation and employment

  • Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang
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  • Canada
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  • February 1 2012

Traditionally, the personal life of an employee has been just that: personal

Privacy and picket lines: update on photographs and video recordings - labour employment newsletter

  • Bull Housser & Tupper LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 30 2012

We previously reported on an Alberta case involving the common practice of unions and employers taking photographs and video recordings of individuals at picket lines

Alberta court finds provisions of provincial privacy legislation unconstitutional

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • November 9 2011

During a lawful strike at an Edmonton casino, both the union and management followed apparently longstanding practice in filming and taking pictures of picket lines, strikers and those who crossed picket lines

Job applicants and social media privacy considerations

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 8 2012

There has been a lot of recent talk of employers asking job applicants for social media passwords