Successfully represented a large school board in a labour arbitration where the union sought compensation for expenses employees incurred as a result of switching to remote work at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. All grievances were dismissed.
Work
We offer legal services that include advice, courtroom and tribunal advocacy, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, policy development and strategic planning. Below are examples of work we have performed for our clients.
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Successfully resolved an appeal before the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario for a large school board where the complainant challenged the reasonableness of the board’s search efforts in satisfying an access request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Provided strategic advice to school board clients during in-camera board meetings, and to municipal clients during closed-session council meetings.
Regularly advises a large school board in labour matters, many of which involve serial grievors who have a tendency of commencing litigation in several forums at once.
Successfully represented a school board in a labour arbitration involving the interpretation of a paid leave under the collective agreement.
Counsel for a school board client in successfully resisting expansion of bargaining unit to include deliberately excluded positions.
Currently representing several school board clients in responding to both employment and service-based HRTO applications.
Successfully defended a school board against a human rights application alleging discrimination in the provision of special education to students.
Successfully defended a school board client in a WSIAT appeal involving entitlement to benefits for mild traumatic brain injury.
Represented clients in the education sector at interest arbitration with ETFO and OSSTF.