Elliott Goldstein offers the following consulting services:

1. Seminars - in-house, private, customized training of staff

"Legal Aspects of Video Surveillance: Workplace"

a) Legality of conducting surveillance on employees

• in the workplace theft, assaults, sleeping on the job, etc.
  unionized (grievances and arbitration)
  non-unionized ("just cause for dismissal")
• outside the workplace malingering, exaggerating disability
  abuse of sick leave
  abuse of compensation or benefits
• affect of Charter provisions
  s. 7 "security of the person"
  s. 8 "protection against unreasonable search or seizure"

b) Legality of conducting surveillance on customers

• to deter shoplifting
• to detect, verify, and identify shop thieves
• privacy provisions

c) Steps to remove the "reasonable expectation of privacy"

• posting of signs or notices
• use of written consents to interception examples
• use of waiver clauses in employment contracts examples

2. Risk Assessments to identify areas of potential liability

• assessment of need for video surveillance
• use of video cameras - kind, number and placement
• use in sensitive areas washrooms, locker rooms, change rooms,
• legal liability for inadequate security
• potential liability for "dummy" video cameras

3. Video Production consulting, scripting, reviewing, etc.

• plaintiffs assist in planning "day-in-the-life" videotapes
• producing videotapes of views of accident scenes
• defendants assisting in challenging "day-in-the-life" videos
• advising on the selection of pictures of plaintiffs injuries