On February 17, 2021, Quebec’s Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux announced that, under certain circumstances, private-sector enterprises can obtain rapid COVID-19 screening test kits.
With respect to paid leave, is your collective agreement really equivalent or more advantageous than the Labour Standards Act?
Since January 1, 2019, the Act respecting Labour Standards provides that an employee with at least three months of continuous service with the same employer is entitled to ten days’ leave per year, the first two of which must be remunerated, for any of the following reasons…
COVID-19 and HyFlex-style distance education: Key takeaways from the ruling on Centre de services scolaires du Lac-Témiscamingue and Syndicat de l’enseignement de l’Ungava et de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
In light of the current health crisis, many schools are implementing a HyFlex (or hybrid-flexible) teaching model for primary and secondary school students who cannot attend class in person for reasons related to COVID-19.
Langlois Lawyers is pleased to announce that Sean Griffin, a partner and member of the Board of Directors, was named head of the firm’s litigation group in January 2021.
Presented by Langlois Lawyers, a virtual edition of Pentathlon des neiges 2021 officially began on February 13 and will continue until March 7th. This is a great opportunity to get Quebecers outdoors to take part in winter sports and get inspired by the Pentathlon’s usual challenges, while supporting a worthwhile cause, the À L’ÉCOLE, MOI J’BOUGE program.
Langlois Lawyers acted as lead counsel for the principal shareholders of Équipements Industriels IBS-TUBOQUIP in connection with its acquisition by Ficodis, a major Quebec-based industrial supply distribution group.
On February 25, Langlois lawyers and partners Vikki Andrighetti, Joanie Proteau, Renée-Maude Vachon and Jean-François Vézina presented a webinar concerning key issues in terms of professional liability.
On February 23, Langlois lawyers and partners Isabelle Desharnais, Charles Lapointe and Éric Savard presented a webinar on key 2020 rulings with respect to cases involving insolvency and reorganization.
On February 24, as part of the 2021 conference “Propelling our energies, boosting our economy” organized by the Association québécoise de la production d’énergie renouvelable (AQPER) Langlois lawyer and partner, Mylany David, will moderate a workshop on dam safety and maintenance with Annick Bigras, Director, Dams and Infrastructure Expertise at Hydro-Québec and Michel Dolbec, WSP’s Energy Project Manager in Canada.
