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Industry: Colleges
Jessica M. Toldo
Jessica advises employers on a wide range of labour and employment matters. This includes labour disputes, grievance arbitrations, human rights and accommodation.
Successfully argued that previously declared vexatious litigant had no grounds to bring an action against a college and other proposed defendants as such an action would be an abuse of process and an attempt to relitigate closed matters, and there were no reasonable grounds for the action.
Successfully argued that previously declared vexatious litigant had no grounds to bring an action against a college and other proposed defendants as such an action would be an abuse of process and an attempt to relitigate closed matters, and there were no reasonable grounds for the action.
Successfully represented a college before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario with respect to its recruitment practices.
Successfully represented a college before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario with respect to its recruitment practices.
Successfully represented a college and a school board in defending job competition grievances.
Successfully represented a college and a school board in defending job competition grievances.
Obtained a preliminary dismissal of a grievance on the grounds that the grievor’s alleged religious observances did not attract the protections of the Human Rights Code.
Successfully argued a motion to have a grievance dismissed on a preliminary basis on the grounds that the grievor’s alleged religious observances did not attract the protections of the Human Rights Code.
Successfully defended a college in a claim brought by a former student alleging discrimination on the basis of disability.
Successfully defended a college in a claim brought by a former student alleging discrimination on the basis of disability.
Argued successfully on behalf of a college for the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision.
Argued successfully on behalf of a college for the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal decision.
Counsel and spokesperson for Ontario Community Colleges in last six rounds of provincial faculty negotiations.
Counsel and spokesperson for Ontario Community Colleges in last six rounds of provincial faculty negotiations.
Successfully argued before Divisional Court to quash an arbitration award in the Colleges sector that would have allowed 1200 grievances to proceed.
Successfully argued before Divisional Court to quash an arbitration award in the Colleges sector that would have allowed 1200 grievances to proceed.