THREE PROGRAMS: The Aging Client & Dealing with Capacity AND Updates on Work-from-Home Issues AND Changes to the Employment Standards Act | CPDonline.ca

THREE PROGRAMS: The Aging Client and Dealing with Capacity AND Updates on Work-from-Home Issues AND Changes to the Employment Standards Act

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.5
30 minutes
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: 0.25
15 minutes
Published
2025
Presenter(s)
Paula Lester
Daria Strachan
Andrew Vey
Source
County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
45 minutes
Price
$209.00 plus tax
CCLA 31st East Region Solicitors Conference
Includes Handouts

The Aging Client and Dealing with Capacity

This presentation explores how aging impacts client decision-making and vulnerability. It highlights the legal definition of capacity, its fluid nature, and the importance of recognizing social, cognitive, and emotional factors that can affect a client's autonomy. Lawyers are encouraged to remain alert to signs of diminished capacity or undue influence and to take proactive steps to protect client interests.

Updates on Work-from-Home Issues

Two recent cases highlight how long-term remote work arrangements may become enforceable terms of employment. Legal risks can arise when employers attempt to change these arrangements without sufficient notice or clear agreement. To reduce exposure, employers should ensure contracts are up to date, document any changes in writing, and maintain open communication with employees.

Changes to the Employment Standards Act

This presentation outlines key updates to Ontario’s employment standards laws, including new rules for job postings, written employment terms, and severance reporting. It explains how recent legislation affects hiring practices, employer obligations and compliance risks, especially for mid-sized businesses.

Presenters

Paula Lester

Paula began her legal career as a family and estate litigator before transitioning to the trust services industry in 2017. Since then, Paula has been providing comprehensive estate, incapacity and trust planning services to clients across Ontario. Paula is passionate about assisting clients in avoiding the unfortunate situations that she witnessed as an estate litigator. Paula holds a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation and regularly speaks on a variety of estate and trust matters, including, in particular, her experiences in protecting vulnerable aging individuals.

Daria Strachan

Daria Strachan is a partner at Shields Hunt Duff Strachan, practising in labour, employment, human rights, administrative, and commercial litigation law. She has substantial advocacy experience before provincial and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as before administrative boards and tribunals. Daria also conducts workplace investigations. In 2022, she was appointed as a Vice-Chair of the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). Daria volunteers as Duty Counsel with Pro Bono Law Help Ontario and as Legal Counsel with Reach Canada. Fully bilingual (English and French), Daria holds Common Law and Civil Law degrees from Queen’s University and Université de Sherbrooke, and regularly presents on human rights, employment, and labour law topics.

Andrew Vey

Andrew is a founding partner of Vey Willetts LLP. Throughout his legal career, he has focused exclusively on workplace law and typically acts for individual employees, small-to-medium sized businesses, and charities. Andrew served on the Board of Directors for the Causeway Work Centre from 2016-2023 and currently sits as a board member for Ronald McDonald House Charities Ottawa. He also acts as a legal editor for First Reference’s Human Resources Policy-Pro (Ontario Edition).