Rayaz provides advice and representation to employers on a wide range of labour, employment and human rights issues. His practice includes wrongful dismissal litigation, grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, and human rights applications as well as helping employers navigate accommodation and employment standards issues. He has also advised and assisted several corporations through large-scale restructurings.
Practice Area: Employment Law
Successfully overturned loss of earnings benefits following the termination of a worker for misrepresentations on his employment application.
Successfully overturned loss of earnings benefits following the termination of a worker for misrepresentations on his employment application.
Successfully resisted appeals seeking entitlement for CPD and psychotraumatic disability in a medically complex case.
Successfully resisted appeals seeking entitlement for CPD and psychotraumatic disability in a medically complex case.
Successfully defended preliminary motion to exclude evidence in a termination case for a telecommunications industry employer.
Successfully defended preliminary motion to exclude evidence in a termination case for a telecommunications industry employer.
Successfully argued for the dismissal of a job posting grievance involving a reliance ability clause for a hospital client.
Successfully argued for the dismissal of a job posting grievance involving a reliance ability clause for a hospital client.
Chief Legal Counsel for the Ontario government in negotiations with the Ontario Medical Association.
Chief Legal Counsel for the Ontario government in negotiations with the Ontario Medical Association.
Ongoing representation to private, public, and municipal sector in disability benefits/accommodation litigation.
Ongoing representation to private, public, and municipal sector in disability benefits/accommodation litigation.
Successfully represented municipalities in Weber Motions to strike a Statements of Claim.
Successfully represented municipalities in Weber Motions to strike a Statements of Claim.
Amanda P. Cohen
Amanda provides advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour, employment and human rights issues including grievance arbitrations, collective bargaining, labour disputes, occupational health and safety, human rights and accommodation, and employment standards.
Successful motion to dismiss an action bought by an employee of a technology company, seeking damages for defamation, misrepresentation of fact, abuse of authority, abuse of process, negligent investigation, loss of employment opportunities, loss of reputation, subsequent loss of income, and constructive dismissal, for improper service and for failure to disclose a reasonable cause of action.
Successful motion to dismiss an action bought by an employee of a technology company, seeking damages for defamation, misrepresentation of fact, abuse of authority, abuse of process, negligent investigation, loss of employment opportunities, loss of reputation, subsequent loss of income, and constructive dismissal, for improper service and for failure to disclose a reasonable cause of…