Conflict Analytics Lab

What do you struggle with most, being an employee in Ontario? #employmentlaw #Ontario #employees

As a result of the sale of fake goods, the fashion industry has lost more than $50 billion in 2020. Counterfeits and knockoffs can cause loss not only to the seller but also to the consumer. To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/how-do-counter…

Canada’s gig economy has expanded rapidly over the last decade. Many Canadians wonder whether they are employees or independent contractors. MyOpenCourt can help. To learn more, read our latest blog. #employment #independentcontractor myopencourt.org/am-i-an-employ…

Substantial federal regulation dictates how much you can work. However, more exceptions exist than you may expect, leading employees to be unaware of rights and obligations. To learn more about Canada's standard and how we can help, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/how-your-indus…

Online anonymity has opened the door to the spread of falsehood and online defamation. Unfortunately, these internet attacks can come in many forms. What should one do in anonymous cases? To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/anonymous-defa…

For almost two years, many people have transitioned to working from home. This begs the question: Does workplace harassment continue beyond the workplace, and where exactly do we draw the line between work and home? To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/workplace-from…

Emerging on the back of a growing workers’ movement is the proposed human “right to disconnect”. But does Ontario’s new right-to-disconnect legislation mean that your boss can’t bug you outside of work anymore? To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/can-my-boss-bu…

While the minimum wage continues to rise across the country, small businesses are less and less able to keep up, causing the lowest rates of self-employment in a decade. What does this mean for small businesses? To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/is-minimum-wag…

With social media becoming an ever more prevalent part of our daily life, social media companies have turned to content moderators to create safer online spaces for people to interact. To learn more about content moderation, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/content-modera…

Over the past several years, AI has made its way into industries and sectors around the world. Despite its benefits, legal and ethical concerns regarding biases have arisen. To learn about AI bias and what can be done, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/when-technolog…

Silicon Valley’s “fake it till you make it” attitude will never work in healthcare. Here is what happened in the case of Theranos. To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/medicine-in-si…

On February 28, Doug Ford announced his intention to raise the minimum wage for gig workers to $15 per hour with the Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act. To learn more about the legislation and its impact on gig workers, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/is-ontarios-pr…

With the amount of information we process daily, it can be challenging to decipher accurate and inaccurate Covid-related information. However, we can do our part in limiting the spread of misinformation. To learn more, read our latest blog post. myopencourt.org/combating-covi…

COVID-19 vaccine side effects are common. However, the severity of your side effects can influence possible compensation that you can receive from your employer or through vaccine injury claims. To learn more and how we can help, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/what-are-my-op…

With the increasing requirements on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations across the country, many are left to wonder whether their choice to get vaccinated will impact their employment opportunities. To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/can-my-employe…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada and other nations instituted no-fault vaccine injury compensation programs. Our Vaccine Mediator tool uses AI to predict if an individual qualifies for compensation. To learn more, read our latest blog. myopencourt.org/what-informati…

*UPDATE: The event will begin at 4:45pm EST.

The Conflict Analytics Lab is excited to announce that Aaron Baer, a 'Partner' and the Director of Training and Development at Renno & Co., will be speaking at Queen's Law on Thursday, February 3rd. Register here for the event: queensu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

A big thank you to @samdahan06 and to the team at the @conflict_lab for making this project possible (n/n)

Excited to share a new paper (more than 2 years in the making): "The Use of AI in Legal Systems: Determining Independent Contractor vs. Employee Status" with @samdahan06, Warut Khern-am-nuai, Hajime Shimao, and @TouboulJonathan papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… (1/n)