Good Faith

According to Justice Iacobucci of the Supreme Court of Canada, the concept of good faith does not have a precise legal definition. However, here are some words and phrases that shed light on the concept:

  1. candid
  2. reasonable
  3. honest
  4. truthful
  5. sensitive
  6. lack of malice
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Genetic Testing in Employment

In the USA, Title 2 of The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), a federal law,  prohibits employers from using genetic information for making employment decisions. It also restricts the acquisition of genetic information and its disclosure by employers.

Currently only 12 states have enacted laws that protect employees from genetic discrimination in the workplace:

  1. California
  2. Connecticut
  3. Illinois
  4. Iowa
  5. New Hampshire
  6. New Jersey
  7. New York
  8. North Carolina
  9. Oregon
  10. Rhode Island
  11. Texas
  12. Wisconsin
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Recording Telephone Conversations

According to The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:

  1. In the USA, 12 states – California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington – allow a telephone conversation to be recorded only when both parties agree;
  2. In Canada and the other 38 states, telephone conversations can be recorded with the consent of only one of the parties to the call.
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