Mariana provides advice to federally and provincially regulated employers on all aspects of workers’ compensation claims and appeals, such as initial entitlement, accommodation and related human rights and arbitration proceedings.
Industry: Healthcare
Sunny J. Khaira
In his broad practice, Sunny has successfully represented clients in judicial review applications, wrongful dismissal claims and human rights applications. Sunny has an impressive record in both the private and public sectors. He is regularly successful obtaining dismissals or resolutions of numerous labour arbitration grievances, various proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and many wrongful dismissal cases before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Chief negotiator in first contract negotiations for Sick Kids Hospital.
Chief negotiator in first contract negotiations for a major hospital.
Represented a hospital in an interest arbitration in which the panel refused to grant multiple classification adjustments.
Represented a hospital in an interest arbitration in which panel refused to grant multiple classification adjustments.
Successfully defended a hospital at arbitration in relation to its job posting and selection process.
Successfully defended a hospital at arbitration in relation to its job posting and selection process.
Successfully represented a hospital in a judicial review application related to interpretation of a collective agreement.
Successfully represented a hospital in a judicial review application related to interpretation of a collective agreement.
Successfully defended a hospital against a human rights application brought by a current employee alleging discrimination on the basis of race.
Successfully defended a hospital against a human rights application brought by a current employee alleging discrimination on the basis of race.
Successfully secured intervener status for a hospital in a policy grievance in respect of an influenza policy.
Successfully secured intervener status for a hospital in a policy grievance in respect of an influenza policy.
Successfully argued at a labour arbitration on behalf of a healthcare provider that a limitation on bereavement leave language with respect to the definition of ‘in-law’ was contrary to a broader interpretation in recent case law.
Successfully argued at a labour arbitration on behalf of a healthcare provider that a limitation on bereavement leave language with respect to the definition of ‘in-law’ was contrary to a broader interpretation in recent case law.
Successfully defended a hospital against a psychiatrist’s claim of racial discrimination.
Successfully defended a hospital against a psychiatrist’s claim of racial discrimination.