James Cameron Speaks on High-Conflict Personalities

On March 21, 2013, James Cameron participated on a panel on persons with high-conflict personalities and how to deal with them in the workplace. People who have a pattern of creating or increasing conflict with others can be characterized as people with ‘high-conflict personalities.’ With these individuals, the issue in dispute doesn’t cause the tension; rather, the individual’s personality causes the tension. People with high conflict personalities may have underlying... Read More

FCA rules employers are obligated to accommodate family obligations

The Federal Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal which found that Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) discriminated against Fiona Johnstone by failing to accommodate her family obligations. Ms Johnstone worked as a Border Services Officer at CBSA, requiring a fixed-shift schedule to arrange for child care. The employer refused to consider her request, given its view that it had no obligation under the... Read More

David Yazbeck to chair Labour Law Conference

David Yazbeck will co-chair the Lancaster House Ottawa Labour Law Conference, on May 16-17 at the Ottawa Conference Centre. Read More

Ravenlaw Presents a Brand New Ravenlaw.com

Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne and Yazbeck, LLP/s.r.l. takes great pride in helping working people across Canada. Doing so means we need a national presence and greater communications channels. To this end, we have created a brand new website that provides a greater level of access to our services. The new Ravenlaw.com includes: • Information about Ravenlaw and our values. • Profiles and contact details of our lawyers, staff and students. •... Read More

Andrew Raven to speak on Accommodating Family Responsibilities

Andrew Raven will speak at the Lancaster House  Ottawa Labour Law Conference, on May 15, 2003, on employers’ responsibilities to accommodate employees’ family responsibilities. There is a growing understanding that employers, unions and employees must work together to assist workers in maintaining a functional balance between work life and family life. A failure to accommodate an employee’s family care obligations may be found to be discrimination on the part of... Read More

James Cameron To Speak on “Rights, Responsibilities, and Realities-Employment Law Matters for Government Executives”

On November 8, 2014, James Cameron from Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck LLP will be speaking before members of the Association of Professional Executive of the Public Service of Canada APEX.   James’ presentation on “Rights, Responsibilities, and Realities – Employment Law Matters for Government Executives” will highlight some surprising realities for APEX members. Government executives may be surprised to learn that as they progress up the hierarchy, their access to basic employment... Read More

David Yazbeck and James Cameron will speak on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at a conference organized by REACH Canada at REACH conference

On June 7th, David Yazbeck and James Cameron will speak on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at a conference organized by REACH Canada.  REACH has offered lawyer referrals and public education for individuals living with disabilities since 1981.  Ravenlaw is a long-term, proud supporter of REACH. For more information, and to register for the conference, please visit the REACH website:  http://www.reach.ca/?action=site.show&lid=26&comaction=view&eid=NAXRU-6L6T4-QY6T6 Read More

Launch of Alison Dewar Scholarship in Women’s Equality, Labour and Human Rights Law

Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne and Yazbeck LLP is pleased to announce the launch of the Alison Dewar Scholarship in Women’s Equality, Labour and Human Rights Law. This scholarship was created by the firm in partnership with the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL), in memory of our dear friend and colleague who died on October 17, 2013. The scholarship will be available annually to a female student at the... Read More

National Gallery not obliged to bargain minimum payment to artists (Federal Court of Appeal)

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal overturned a decision by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal.  A majority of the court held  that the refusal of the National Gallery to discuss minimum compensation to artists did not constitute bad faith bargaining on the part of the Gallery, as the imposition of minimum fees for use of existing works fell within the sphere of copyright, and... Read More

David Yazbeck appointed to CSA Group Working Group establishing a Whistleblower Guideline in Canada

Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck is pleased to announce that David Yazbeck has been appointed to a working group established by the CSA Group to develop and publish a whistleblower guideline for Canada. The CSA Group (formerly the Canadian Standards Association) is a world leader in establishing standards in a variety of areas. Recently, CSA Group, together with the Bureau de normalisation du Quebec, established a national standard of Canada in... Read More