Justin is building a practice that includes advice and representation for employers in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour and employment issues including grievance arbitrations, labour disputes, wrongful dismissals, constructive dismissals, employment standards, and pensions and benefits.
Practice Area: Human Rights
Advised and represented hospitals and private sector employers on various pandemic-related issues.
Advised and represented hospitals and private sector employers on various pandemic-related issues.
Ensuring Respect in the Workplace
The occurrence of inappropriate conduct in the workplace can have a detrimental effect on the workplace as a whole and can lead to serious implications for organizations and their HR professionals.
Successfully represented an employer in a summary hearing before the human rights tribunal and had the application dismissed.
Successfully represented an employer in a summary hearing before the human rights tribunal and had the application dismissed.
Diane Harbin
Diane provides strategic advice and representation to employers in both the private and public sectors on a wide-range of labour, employment and human rights issues. This includes wrongful dismissal actions, disability related litigation, labour disputes, grievance arbitrations, and human rights and accommodation.
Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory Vaccination Policy but Finds Enforcement Mechanisms (Suspension and Termination) Unreasonable
On August 26, 2022, Arbitrator Derek Rogers released Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, I.A.A.F. Local 3888 and City of Toronto in which he considered the reasonableness of the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy (Policy) of the City of Toronto (City). The Arbitrator found that the Policy itself was, and remains, reasonable. However, he found that the…
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Applying What You Know (Part 2)
In this session, attendees will apply the skills they learned during the Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Investigation Fundamentals and Best Practices (Part 1) by taking part in an interactive investigation exercise.
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Investigation Fundamentals and Best Practices (Part 1)
This session focuses on investigation fundamentals. Attendees will learn the key takeaways from caselaw and the best practices for investigating workplace incidents
Assisted in successfully defending a municipal-sector client against a human rights claim alleging that a bargaining unit member was discriminated against.
Assisted in successfully defending a municipal-sector client against a human rights claim alleging that a bargaining unit member was discriminated against.
Employers Take Note: Changes to the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave
Employers should be aware of imminent changes to an employee’s entitlements to the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL), made under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 21, 2022, the Ontario government announced that it is extending entitlement to the three days of paid IDEL (Paid IDEL) for…