RavenLaw is proud to sponsor an upcoming fundraising casino night in support of The Rehab Centre Volunteer Association. TRCVA provides last resort funding for rehab patients who need essential medical equipment or devices.
The event will be held on April 25, 2024, and tickets are now on sale. For more information, click here.
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.
On March 13, 2024, Morgan Rowe presented as part of a panel on legal careers in social justice, hosted by the University of Ottawa’s Social Justice Society. Morgan and the panel discussed common questions and recommendations for people interested in opportunities, experiences, and employment paths in social justice legal work.
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.
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.
Dayna Steinfeld has been profiled in the upcoming Member Spotlight section of the Manitoba Bar Association’s Headnotes & Footnotes March 2024 publication. Dayna first became a member of the Manitoba Bar Association in 2009 and then rejoined after returning to Winnipeg in 2016.
Click here to read about Dayna’s experiences as a member of the Bar Association and her reflections on her career as a labour and employment lawyer.
Special thanks to the MBA for granting permission to republish the article that appears in the March 2024 edition of Headnotes & Footnotes.
On February 29, 2024, Amanda Therrien will be co-hosting the National Association of Women and the Law’s 50th Anniversary Reception and Awards Ceremony on Parliament Hill, along with NAWL Executive Director, Tiffany Butler. Members of Parliament and Senators will join NAWL to honour the substantive contributions NAWL’s volunteers and partners have made toward advancing substantive equality for women over the past 50 years.
For more information about the event and NAWL’s anniversary, please visit theanniversary website.
On February 15, 2024, Raphaëlle Laframboise-Carignan will be presenting on a panel hosted by the Law Society of Nunavut, titled “Workplace Obligations of Employees and Employers in Nunavut and Ontario”. The panel will discuss employment law in Ontario and Nunavut, including recent legal cases and changes in the law on workplace harassment, violence, and discrimination.
For more information or to register, please see the Facebook event or the online registration form.
Dayna Steinfeld has been awarded the 2022 Faculty of Law Alumni Emerging Leader Award by the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law.
The Emerging Leader Award honours a UM Law alumnus who has graduated within the last 10 years, has shown dedication and commitment to the legal profession, and has the qualities of integrity, professionalism, and leadership in their time practicing law. Read more about the award here.
On February 10, 2023, Amarkai Laryea presented as part of a panel at the Canadian Association of University Teachers Equity Conference. Amarkai presented as part of a panel, tiled “Yes, We Can Do This,” which addressed questions from conference participants on specific equity issues.