Successfully represented several parliamentary employers, before adjudicators and before the Federal Court, in matters involving employee discipline and labour relations.
Work
Successfully defended a retail client in a human rights claim concerning the obligation of an employer to schedule additional staff in order to provide an employee with reasonable accommodation.
Assisted a municipal client in resolving an ongoing labour and human rights dispute concerning an employee’s unjust dismissal and long-term-disability benefits claims.
Successfully defended a school board in a labour arbitration case challenging its ability to have students perform office duties as part of a student enrichment program.
Successfully defended a hospital employer’s right to restrict employee overtime to hours actually worked contrary to a longstanding workplace practice.
Successfully represented a hospital in a judicial review application relating to jurisdiction of an arbitrator to hear a significant pension claim.
Successfully represented an airline on a judicial review application relating to a major reorganization.
Successfully represented a financial institution at trial in incentive compensation litigation.
Successfully represented a financial institution at arbitration to dismiss a Canada Labour Code complaint for unjust dismissal.
Successfully represented a hospital in judicial review of a significant interest arbitration award.