In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, answers a number of Patreon-submitted questions, including:

• Is the gig economy sustainable and where is it going?
• How can gig economy workers protect themselves from the most serious legal risks?
• What legal issues arise when full-time employees are working on freelance side-hustles outside of their day job?
• What legislative change(s) could be made to create a more equitable work environment for gig economy workers?
• How do legal issues in this area differ between Canada and the US?
• What rights do freelancers have if they are unable to complete their work for quarantine-related reasons?

In part two of our interview with employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, we review the recent SCC decision of Uber v Heller and discuss how parties can address the refined contractual test of “unconscionability".

In part one of our interview with employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, we discuss how the CERB and the CEWS indicate about the future and sustainability of the gig economy.

This week, we're focusing on the legal issues impacting freelancers and gig economy workers, with the help of employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse.

Topics: the impacts of coronavirus on the gig economy; the "Uber" case of unconscionability; the unionization of gig economy workers; and our Ask-Me-Anything segment about gig economy issues.

What You'll Hear: 
- 8:17 - What does the rollout of the COVID19 government benefits tell us about the future of the gig economy?
- 18:17 - What is this Uber case that everybody has been talking about this summer?
- 23:14 - What can employers and employees do to ensure that their agreements do not contain unconscionable terms?
- 28:21 - What unionization options are available for gig economy workers?
- 37:02 - Our new Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community

In part three of our interview with employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, we discuss the recent Foodora decision at the OLRB and what it could mean for gig economy workers that seek to unionize in the future

In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, artificial intelligence lawyer, Noel Corriveau answers a number of Patreon-submitted questions, including:

• How much of a role will AI have in our everyday lives and how far away are we from "Black Mirror"?
• How will AI impact the future of work?
• How could AI and automation shape how law firms look in the future?
• How can companies mitigate the risks of facial recognition technology being used in discriminatory ways?
• Could we ever reach a point where the law recognizes the rights of an AI?

In part three of our interview with artificial intelligence lawyer, Noel Corriveau, we chat about how Canada, the EU and the US are attempting to regulate AI and respective policy implications.

In part two of our interview with artificial intelligence lawyer, Noel Corriveau, we canvass the impacts of AI on ethics and human rights as well as the role of lawyers in this regard.

In part one of our interview with artificial intelligence lawyer, Noel Corriveau, we discuss how AI could impact the fundamental areas of legal service delivery and the impending cultural shift.

On this episode, we're looking to the future with technology lawyer, Noel Corriveau, about the evolving world of artificial intelligence law!

Topics: the shift of law as a data-driven activity; reconciling human rights with AI; international policies to regulate AI; and our Ask-Me-Anything segment.

What you’ll hear:
- 1:45 - How is this podcast pitching in to support the Black Legal Action Centre and how can I help?
- 8:25 - How is AI changing the nature of law (as a data-driven activity) in a post-COVID world?
- 17:04 - How can the law reconcile human rights with artificial intelligence?
- 25:49 - How are different countries attempting to regulate AI and what does this mean for lawyers?
- 35:53 - The second Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community, including

• How much of a role will AI have in our everyday lives and how far away are we from "Black Mirror"?
• How will AI impact the future of work?
• How could AI and automation shape how law firms look in the future?
• How can companies mitigate the risks of facial recognition technology being used in discriminatory ways?
• Could we ever reach a point where the law recognizes the rights of an AI?

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