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Lerners’ Employment Law Group assists employers, human resource professionals and employees with issues arising at all stages of employment relationships, from the pre-employment to the post-employment stages. Our Group advises and represents private sector clients in a range of both federally and provincially regulated industries and businesses. |
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When advising employers, our lawyers strive to understand the intricacies of their industry and particular business. This is fundamental to providing on-going, practical advice to assist them in adapting to continually changing employment laws. We pride ourselves on maintaining on-going relationships with employers so that our advice is proactive and tailored to a client’s specific needs.
Where disputes do arise and other methods of dispute resolution have proven unsuccessful, our experienced litigators are well-equipped to represent both employers and employees before the courts and administrative tribunals.
Members of our Group have appeared as guest speakers at continuing legal education seminars and client conferences. We also inform our clients of developments in the employment law and human resource management fields through client seminars and monthly e-mail updates. Members of our Group have also written articles for a variety of legal and industry-specific publications.
In particular, members of our Group have extensive experience in the following areas:
- Wrongful and constructive dismissal
- Advising on why, when and how to terminate employment
- Breaches of fiduciary duty, confidentiality & non-solicitation obligations
- Launching and defending human rights complaints
- Employer training on numerous human resource management issues
- Workplace investigations
- Mediation
- Employment standards hearings
- Occupational Health and Safety advice
- Privacy
- Workplace policies and procedures
- Recruitment
- Employment agreements
- Executive compensation arrangements
- Severance packages and settlements
- Taxation issues surrounding employee compensation
- Employment-related aspects of organizational restructuring, including mergers, acquisitions, relocations and closure
If you find yourself in a situation that requires the expertise of a solid employment lawyer, you can
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