Matthew is the chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers in both the public and private sectors on issues relating to their workplaces. He appears before labour arbitrators, in court, and before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. He also regularly acts as spokesperson in collective bargaining.
Industry: Construction
Allison E. MacIsaac
A dedicated advocate, Allison is unwavering in her representation of clients on matters including grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, wrongful dismissals, human rights, employment standards and employment contracts. While her practice covers all areas of labour and employment law, Allison has particular expertise regarding labour relations in the construction industry, acting on behalf of employers in the elevator and escalator, electrical power systems and HVAC sectors.
Ted J. Kovacs
Ted regularly advises employers in all matters of employment and labour law, both in unionized and non-unionized workplaces.
Carolyn L. Kay
Carolyn is a labour and employment lawyer who advises employers on the wide range of legal rights and responsibilities associated with their relationship with employees and unions. She provides ongoing advice to employers in their collective bargaining relationships and she heads up the firm’s practice group for pay equity, an area in which she has developed a singular expertise.
Charles V. Hofley
Charles is a fully bilingual labour and employment lawyer with more than 30 years of experience advising employers on a broad range of employment and labour matters. He is an experienced negotiator and regularly appears before boards of arbitration, administrative tribunals and all levels of court.
Stephen J. Goodwin
Stephen advises both public and private sector employers on all aspects of human resources law.
Daniel B. Fogel
Daniel regularly advises labour relations and human resources professionals in the private and public sectors on a wide range of subjects related to provincial and federal labour and employment law.
David J. Bannon
David represents employers in a variety of litigation forums. David is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Labour and Employment Law.
Thomas W. Agnew
Thomas advises public and private sector employers on a wide range of human resources issues and regularly appears as counsel for employers in courts and tribunals throughout Ontario.
Ontario to Reform Certain Workplace Laws Relating to Construction Labour, Pensions and Workplace Safety and Insurance
On November 18, 2015, the Ontario government introduced Bill 144, the Budget Measures Act, 2015, omnibus legislation that would, if passed and among other things, implement reforms to construction labour relations, workplace safety and insurance indexing and to certain rules governing multi-employer pension asset transfers. The proposed Bill 144 changes include: Amending the construction industry provisions of…