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Gayle Wadden, CLO with Optimize Legal 

As Optimize Legal’s CLO, Gayle oversees all legal research and content development, as well as internal legal matters.

Gayle has close to 20 years of experience working in the legal industry. This includes both practicing law as a corporate commercial litigator and leading knowledge management initiatives at national and regional law firms.  

Gayle is also a legal researcher and developer / provider of legal education programs. She regularly presents to lawyers on a variety of legal topics, including employment standards, wrongful dismissal, human rights, human resource policies and legal compliance. 

Gayle has also presented to not-for-profit boards of directors and is a mentor and assessor with the Law Practice Program at Ryerson University, working with candidates to develop and hone their legal skills. 

As Optimize Legal’s CEO, Lesha establishes the road map and strategy for the company’s legal information products. Lesha has over 20 years of experience working in the legal industry. This includes practicing pensions, benefits and employment law and leading knowledge management initiatives at a national law firm.

By leveraging automation and an in-depth understanding of employment and pension legislation, Lesha has developed a range of legal information products relied upon by the top law firms in Canada.

Lesha is a regular contributor to SlawTips and Slaw: Canada’s online legal magazine, including most recently: COVID-19 & Employment Standards: Cross-Canada Review 

Lesha has provided presentations on both substantive law and legal technology at conferences organized by the Ontario Bar Association, Lancaster House, Toronto Association of Law Libraries, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, and Osgoode Professional Development.

As provinces emerge from their COVID-19 shutdowns, it is a good time to revisit your HR compliance checklist. What are the day-to-day legal requirements that you should be considering, and what are the risks if you are not in compliance?  We will cover key topics, including Hours of Work, Leaves of Absence, Posters, Harassment & Violence, Termination of Employment and Vacation, among others and will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions. 

At the end of this webinar, you will have a clear understanding of your obligations regarding each of the topics that are covered.  You will learn:

• the relevant legislation
• the specific requirements that you must meet 
• the risks of non-compliance

This event is not a CPHRNB Webinar, be sure to track your hours.  

This event is FREE for CPHRNB members, please use this code when registering: CPHRATL1711