Employer’s bad faith conduct may invalidate termination clause in employment contract

By Amanda Montague-Reinholdt If your employment has been terminated without cause, one of the first questions an employment lawyer will ask you is whether you have a written employment contract. If you do, the employment lawyer will review it to determine if the contract sets out your entitlements when your employment is terminated without cause. Many employment contracts state that employees will only receive the minimum notice and severance entitlements... Read More

Dayna Steinfeld to Present on Tips for Mediations, Informal Proceedings in Labour and Employment Law

On May 9, 2022, Dayna Steinfeld will be presenting on a panel hosted by the Manitoba Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labour & Employment Law, and Legal Research sections. Dayna will discuss legal research and practice tips for mediations and informal proceedings in labour and employment law. For more information or to register for this lunch-hour session, please visit the MBA website. Read More

Alison McEwen to Present on Hybrid Work Arrangements

On June 2, 2022, Alison McEwen will present as a speaker during the Law Society of Ontario’s Eight-Minute Employment Lawyer. Alison will be discussing the use of hybrid work arrangements since COVID, particularly in situations involving the duty to accommodate. For more information on this upcoming presentation or to register, please visit the event website. Read More

RavenLaw Hosts Lunch ‘N’ Learn for Union Representatives

Join Wassim Garzouzi, Jessica Greenwood, and Dayna Steinfeld on June 20, 2022 from 12:00 – 1:00 EDT for a virtual discussion on the Supreme Court’s decision in Northern Regional Health Authority v Horrocks. Wassim, Jessica, and Dayna will review the decision, the potential patchwork results of the decision across the country, and will answer audience questions about how the decision will impact union representatives. Topics will include: What is the... Read More

Raphaelle Laframboise-Carignan Presents on COVID-19 Employment Law and Policies

On December 21, 2021, Raphaëlle Laframboise-Carignan presented to l’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO) on employment laws and policies related to COVID-19. Raphaëlle discussed the effects of these types of policies on the workplace, accommodation issues, exemption requests, and the potential consequences where employees do not comply with COVID-19 policies. Read More

Will new pay transparency rules help to eliminate the wage gap?

[RavenLaw gratefully acknowledges the contribution of this post by articling student Kundera Provost-Yombo] In January 2021, the Government of Canada implemented amendments to the Employment Equity Regulations that imposed disclosure obligations to on federally regulated private sector workplaces. These new measures will make salaries publicly available, and help to identify wage gaps experienced by women, indigenous people, members of visible minorities, and people with disabilities. The key question is –... Read More

Congratulations to David Yazbeck on his new role at PIPSC!

As many of our friends and colleagues in the labour community may already know, David Yazbeck has left private practice at RavenLaw to work within the labour movement as the Director, National Labour Relations, at PIPSC. David has a long history representing PIPSC and its members, championing human rights and whistleblower protections in numerous precedent-setting cases on the union’s behalf. This is an exciting opportunity for David to continue to... Read More

Morgan Rowe Presents on Queerness and the Legal Workplace

On February 9, 2022, Morgan Rowe presented as part of a panel on “Queerness and the Legal Workplace”, hosted by OUTLaw and the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. Morgan and the panel discussed common issues that LGBTQ+ lawyers and law students encounter in the legal profession and how to navigate those issues. Read More

Dayna Steinfeld Presents on Labour Law in Manitoba

On February 7, 2022, Dayna Steinfeld presented a lecture on “Labour Lawyering in Manitoba” to the University of Manitoba’s Robson Hall law school upper-year labour law class. Dayna discussed common issues under the Manitoba Labour Relations Act that labour lawyers in the province encounter in their practice, from the perspective of a union-side labour lawyer. Read More

RavenLaw Hosts Conference on Mental Health During COVID

On March 4, 2022, James Cameron, Kim Patenaude, and Raphaelle Laframboise-Carignan hosted a virtual conference on “Mental Health in the Time of COVID: Fostering Wellness for Yourself and Your Clients.”The conference started off with an interactive webinar by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Our lawyers then discussed the unique details of making and dealing with disability accommodation requests and long-term disability benefits applications during COVID-19 pandemic. Read More