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RavenLaw Launches Toronto Office

RavenLaw’s Toronto Office is open!

Our new office expands the firm’s ability to represent unions and workers in the Greater Toronto Area. RavenLaw is committed to advancing workers’ rights and progressive causes across Canada. We are now even better positioned to do just that.

The Toronto office is led by Sevda Mansour, who joins RavenLaw after a decade practicing with the largest nursing union in the country. Sevda works alongside Fathima Cader and Sarah Millman in Toronto to represent individuals and unions, across multiple sectors, in cases involving labour, employment, and human rights.

In addition, we are very pleased to announce our association with Jeffrey Sack, KC. RavenLaw has worked closely with Jeffrey over the last six years and our formal association is both exciting and long overdue.

Jeffrey is the author of a number books on labour law, including most recently Winning Cases at Grievance Arbitration, co-authored with Wassim Garzouzi. He is the recipient of the Gerard Dion Award for outstanding contributions to labour law from the Canadian Industrial Relations Association and the Bora Laskin Award from the University of Toronto.

WHERE TO FIND US

375 University Ave Suite 801
Toronto, ON M5G 2J5
T: 416.673.5680
F: 613.567.2921
E: info@ravenlaw.com

We now have offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, and Winnipeg, and our lawyers practice in every province and territory in the country. We are proud to offer our services in both French and English.

Settlement Approved in OSTAR Class Action

Ravenlaw is pleased to announce that the Ontario Superior Court has approved the settlement agreement reached in the class action involving employees who were required to pay higher pension transfer amounts because of a change in actuarial assumptions when they transferred from the Ontario Public Service to the Canada Revenue Agency as part of the Ontario Sales Tax Administration Reform Process.

More information and links to download the settlement agreement and the Court’s order are available here.

The Court-ordered notice materials can be downloaded here.

Alison McEwen to Present on Inclusive Collective Agreements

On May 23, 2024, Alison McEwen will present on a Lancaster House panel called “Language Matters: Expert guidance on crafting inclusive collective agreement clauses”. The panel will discuss the importance of ensuring that the collective agreement language that unions and employers bargain is inclusive and considers and promotes workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.

For more information or to registry, visit the webinar website.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN THE ONTARIO SALES TAX ADMINISTRATION REFORM (“OSTAR”) PENSION TRANSFER CLASS ACTION

RavenLaw is pleased to announce that a settlement has been reached in a class action involving employees who were required to pay higher transfer amounts because of a change in actuarial assumptions when they transferred from the Ontario Public Service to the Canada Revenue Agency as part of the Ontario Sales Tax Administration Reform Process.

A notice approved by the Court, describing the next steps in the process, is available below. If you are affected by this class action, you should be contacted individually by the Pension Centre with the materials linked below. If you do not receive materials from the Pension Centre by May 15, 2024, and believe that you are a member of this class, please contact pensiontransferclassaction@ravenlaw.com.

 

Participation Form | Notice

Jessica Greenwood to Present on Damages in Labour Cases

April 1, 2024

On April 11, 2024, Jessica Greenwood will be presenting at the Law Society of Ontario’s upcoming Eight-Minute Labour Lawyer event. Jessica will be discussing damages awards that labour lawyers should be aware of and will review recent decisions from the OLRB, HRTO and labour arbitrations which offer insight into the amount of damages that may be awarded in successful harassment, discrimination, and reprisal complaints.

For more information or to registry, visit the event website.

Dayna Steinfeld to Present on Duty to Accommodate

On April 10, 2024, Dayna Steinfeld will be presenting on the duty to accommodate in return to work from disability leaves as part of the Rehabilitation Return to Work Partnership Annual Conference. Titled “Wellness: a Whole-istic Approach to Return to Work”, the one-day conference provides unions, employers, and disability case managers with current information and resources for working through return to work issues.

For more information or to register, please visit the conference website.

Amarkai Laryea to Present on EDI Considerations in Credibility Cases

On March 14, 2024, Amarkai Laryea will present on a Lancaster House panel examining how stereotypes, bias, and other equity, diversity, and inclusion considerations can influence how credibility is assessed in grievance procedures, in investigations, and at arbitration. Panelists will highlight strategies for addressing these concerns.

For more information or to register, please see the webinar website.

Kundera Provost-Yombo Presents on Workplace Racial Discrimination

On March 6, 2024, Kundera Provost-Yombo spoke on a panel hosted by the Association of Canadian Financial Officers, North America’s largest union representing exclusively accountants, comptrollers, auditors, and financial professionals.

The panel discussed the legal principles of discrimination based on race, colour, nationality, and ethnicity, as well as recent trends in legal cases addressing racial discrimination in the workplace.