JESSICA GREENWOOD JOINS RAVENLAW

We are thrilled to announce that Jessica Greenwood is joining Ravenlaw! Jessica has been successfully advocating on behalf of unions and employees her entire career. She is a proud Kingstonian and Queen’s alumni. Before joining our firm, Jessica worked at one of the largest trade unions in the country where she regularly appeared before labour arbitration boards. She brings talent, results and experience. Jessica will be leading our Kingston office... Read More

Ravenlaw opens Kingston Office

We are delighted to announce the opening of our Kingston office, enabling us to better serve our existing and future labour and employment clients. Kingston will now have access to an exclusively employee side law firm, with substantial experience in all aspects of labour, employment, long term disability and human rights. For further information on how to reach the Kingston office, click here. Read More

Great moments in Canada’s labour history

RavenLaw gratefully acknowledges the contribution of this post by articling student Marlee Olson Even before Canada became a nation 150 years ago, workers in Canada were fighting for their rights. Although labour rights activists have had a lot to celebrate over the years, it has been a long and arduous journey. In honour of Labour Day as well as Canada’s 150th birthday this year, here are some of the highlights... Read More

Employers have a duty to accommodate prospective employees with a disability

In a recent decision, a Board of Inquiry under Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Code found that an employer had violated its duty to accommodate a prospective employee on the basis of disability. This decision provides important confirmation that, like existing employees, prospective new hires also have a right to be free from discrimination, and to be accommodated up to the point of undue hardship. Background The Nova Scotia Health Authority... Read More

RavenLaw Supports Annual LEAF Persons Day Breakfast

RavenLaw was proud to support the Annual Ottawa Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) Persons Day Breakfast, held on October 13, 2017. This year’s breakfast focused on the experiences of Indigenous and racialized women in Canada and the importance of their place in the feminist movement. LEAF is a charitable non-profit organization that works to advance the equality rights of women and girls in Canada. The annual fundraising breakfast... Read More

David Yazbeck Retained as Canadian Expert Panelist on Whistleblower Protection Law

David Yazbeck has recently been retained as a Canadian Expert Panelist for the European Commission, as part of a study examining whistleblower protection laws and empirical evidence of such protections. The Panel is conducting its whistleblower study so that the Commission can learn what is working and what is not working in terms of whistleblower protection in many jurisdictions. The larger study aims to: Map the existing rules on whistleblower... Read More

Morgan Rowe Presented on Employment Rights at UOttawa

On October 11, 2017, Morgan Rowe spoke to University of Ottawa students as part of the “Introduction to the Study of Law” class. She presented on issues related to the life of an employment contract, from formation to termination, as well as workers’ rights during employment. Morgan specifically addressed issues that arise when employment contracts conflict with the Employment Standards Act. Read More

Megan Fultz Co-Authors a Ground-Breaking Report on Legalization of Cannabis

Megan Fultz, one of RavenLaw’s 2017 Human Rights/Social Justice interns, is co-author of a ground-breaking report on the legalization of cannabis which was published by the Global Strategy Lab of the uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.  The report titled “Reconciling Canada’s Legalization of Non-Medical Cannabis with the UN Drug Control Treaties”, identifies the legal barriers the government will face with the legalization of cannabis and proposes innovative... Read More

Morgan Rowe to Present at Council of Canadians with Disabilities Conference

On November 30, 2017, Morgan Rowe will present at the 3rd Annual Council of Canadians with Disabilities Conference. This year, the conference will be addressing the duty to accommodate. Morgan will be presenting on issues related to accommodating disabilities in education. CCD is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities working for an inclusive and accessible Canada. For more information or to register, please visit the conference’s event... Read More

ODSP Rate Increase for Medical Travel: Moving in the Right Direction

RavenLaw gratefully acknowledges the contribution of this post by summer student Emily Cumbaa A recent case before the Ontario Divisional Court examined ODSP’s reimbursement rate for medical travel. After many years of receiving reimbursement that only covered their operational travel costs, Ontarians who are on disability support can now seek reimbursement at a rate that covers both operational and ownership costs associated with their travel for medical treatments, such as... Read More