Ongoing labour and employment counsel to universities in the management and administration of academic staff and faculty.
Industry: Education
Successfully defended large school board in grievance alleging unjust termination.
Successfully defended large school board in grievance alleging unjust termination.
Successfully defended a public district school board in a claim of racial discrimination by an educational assistant.
Successfully defended a public district school board in a claim of racial discrimination by an educational assistant.
Successfully defended a school board against a grievance brought by a teacher who had been discharged for physical mistreatment of a student.
Successfully defended a school board against a grievance brought by a teacher who had been discharged for physical mistreatment of a student.
Successfully defended a school board regarding the assignment of classroom sections to teachers.
Successfully defended a school board regarding the assignment of classroom sections to teachers.
Successfully defended a university and a municipality in various human rights litigation alleging a failure to accommodate disability and family status in employment.
Successfully defended a university and a municipality in various human rights litigation alleging a failure to accommodate disability and family status in employment.
Successful in arguing that the benefits available under province-wide collective agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.
Successful in arguing that STD benefits available under province-wide Collective Agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.
Successful in representing an educational institution in having a long-running human rights proceeding dismissed for abuse of process; reconsideration request denied.
Successful in representing an educational institution in having a long-running human rights proceeding dismissed for abuse of process; reconsideration request denied.
Successful in arguing the union had agreed to an extension of the grievor’s probationary period and therefore the employer was entitled to release the grievor without proving just cause.
Successful in arguing the union had agreed to an extension of the grievor’s probationary period and therefore the employer was entitled to release the grievor without proving just cause.
Ongoing advisor to boards and councils on a variety of legal, regulatory and government relations issues including challenges with executive compensation, human rights and social media issues.
Ongoing advisor to boards and councils on a variety of legal, regulatory and government relations issues including challenges with executive compensation, human rights and social media issues.