On May 8, 2025, Dayna Steinfeld will be speaking on the Lancaster House panel “Relative Accommodations: An update on family status discrimination (childcare, eldercare, spousal responsibilities, etc)”.

The webinar will discuss the different tests for prima facie discrimination on the basis of family status across the country, and the uncertainty in the law given the lack of clear guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada. The panel will critically examine how decision-makers address the growing range of family status claims and explore emerging trends in this area of law.

For more information and to register, click here.

On March 27, 2025, Raphaëlle Laframboise-Carignan presented a webinar to The Dementia Society of Ottawa & Renfrew County.  The session addressed how to navigate workplace concerns as a caregiver, including discussing topics like the employer’s duty to accommodate caregivers and the benefits available to employees in these circumstances.

On March 25, 2025, Keagan Davis-Burns will be participating in a panel discussion with other lawyers in the labour and employment bar and with Queen’s University Faculty of Law professors. The panel discussion, hosted by the Queen’s Law Labour and Employment Club, will provide law students with insights into careers and experiences in labour and employment law.

On March 6, 2025, Keagan Davis-Burns will be participating with her team of Queens Law students as they present to members of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce. The presentation, through Pro Bono Students Canada, will provide members of the Kingston community with free legal information on human rights and the duty to accommodate in the workplace.

For more information or to register, visit the workshop website.

Did St. Lawrence College terminate your employment? We have a dedicated team of Employment Lawyers in Kingston and Ottawa committed to answering your questions and helping you through this uncertain time. Email info@ravenlaw.com to schedule an appointment today with one of our experienced Employment Lawyers to review your termination package and ensure you get a fair deal. You can meet with us in person, by video conference or by phone.

On February 13, 2025, Andrew Astritis from RavenLaw will be presenting at the Law Society of Ontario’s continuing professional development program: The Employment Standards Act – A Primer 2025. The webcast will address key requirements of the Employment Standards Act, dealing with both essential and more complex ESA issues.

Click here to register and for more information.

On October 17, 2024, Dayna Steinfeld will be speaking at a Community Legal Education Association webinar on employer responsibilities when employees experience domestic violence or intimate partner violence.

The webinar is part of CLEA’s Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Project. The webinar is hosted by the Manitoba Federation of Labour, which has been strongly advocating in the area of Manitoba’s interpersonal violence leave under The Employment Standards Code. Dayna’s talk will explore issues of workplace accommodations and steps that can be taken by employers to address barriers to equal opportunities for employees experiencing domestic violence.

Registration is free and open to all. For more information, click here.

For the 2024 Fall Term, Fathima Cader has been appointed Acting Academic Co-Director at Parkdale Legal Community Services, alongside Osgoode Hall Law School’s Amar Bhatia.

Founded in 1971, the Parkdale legal clinic is one of the oldest community-based legal clinics in North America. The clinic undertakes projects and provide services based on community need and indicia of oppression, especially poverty, racism, violence, and systemic discrimination.

Ravenlaw a le plaisir d’annoncer que la Cour supérieure de l’Ontario a approuvé l’entente de règlement conclue dans le cadre du recours collectif impliquant des employés qui ont dû payer des montants de transfert de pension plus élevés en raison d’un changement dans les hypothèses actuarielles lorsqu’ils ont été transférés de la fonction publique de l’Ontario à l’Agence du revenu du Canada dans le cadre du processus de réforme de l’administration de la taxe de vente de l’Ontario.

Plus d’informations et des liens pour télécharger l’accord de règlement et l’ordonnance de la Cour sont disponibles ici.

Les documents de notification ordonnés par la Cour peuvent être téléchargés ici.