Assisted private sector employer in upholding the termination of a unionized employee for engaging in employment while on a medical leave of absence.
Work
We offer legal services that include advice, courtroom and tribunal advocacy, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, policy development and strategic planning. Below are examples of work we have performed for our clients.
Successfully argued summary hearing at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to dismiss application alleging a school board’s failure to accommodate a disabled employee.
Assisted school board clients in successful application to the Ontario Labour Relations Board in respect of an unlawful strike.
Successfully defended a hospital against a human rights application brought by a current employee alleging discrimination on the basis of race.
Defended a human rights application asserting systemic racial discrimination on the part of the school board.
Obtained a preliminary dismissal of a grievance on the grounds that the grievor’s alleged religious observances did not attract the protections of the Human Rights Code.
Successfully appealed a decision which found that a travel company attorned to the jurisdiction of Ontario by taking procedural steps within a jurisdictional motion.
Upheld a lower court decision dismissing a long-term-disability benefits action against an insurer on appeal.
Successfully argued for the summary dismissal of a human rights proceeding brought against a school board.
Successfully secured intervener status for a hospital in a policy grievance in respect of an influenza policy.