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: Transportation & Warehousing
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.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service for cause based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision on judicial review (leave to Court of Appeal denied).
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service, for cause, based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision, on judicial review, in superior court (leave to Court of Appeal denied).
Successfully argued a jurisdictional dispute on behalf of a federally regulated transportation client.
Successfully argued a jurisdictional dispute on behalf of a federally regulated transportation client.
Successfully defended an international trucking manufacturer in a proposed class action resulting from an Ontario plant closure.
Successfully defended an international trucking manufacturer in a proposed class action resulting from an Ontario plant closure.
Successfully represented a transit company in a judicial review regarding the repayment of collector funds.
Successfully represented a transit company in a judicial review regarding the repayment of collector funds.
Advised an automobile manufacturer in successive union organizing campaigns and successfully resisting union certification.
Advised an automobile manufacturer in successive union organizing campaigns and successfully resisting union certification.
Successfully represented an airline on a multi-party judicial review application relating to a major reorganization.
Successfully represented an airline on a multi-party judicial review application relating to a major reorganization.
Colin Youngman
Colin advises and represents both unionized and non-unionized employers throughout Eastern Ontario. He is regularly engaged in wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitration cases, Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings and human rights proceedings.
Scott T. Williams
Scott is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer and the chair of the firm’s Information, Data Security and Privacy Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers on all issues related to labour and employment and information and privacy matters in both unionized and non-unionized settings.