Our Labour & Employment Practice Group is engaged in a variety of matters at any given time. Some of the important matters we have handled are:
Represented a client at the Supreme Court of Canada in an important case concerning construction industry hiring halls, which made new law concerning judicial review of labour arbitration decisions
Intervened on behalf of the Province of Alberta at the Supreme Court of Canada in a labour relations case concerning the exclusive jurisdiction of arbitrators
Provided advice to provincial and territorial governments with respect to revision to labour legislation
Provided advice to provincial and territorial governments with respect to unlawful public sector strikes
Negotiated collective agreements for provincial and territorial governments
Assisted a health care client to successfully avoid a certification application through a comprehensive communications strategy
Provided comprehensive union avoidance training to supervisory personnel of several major employers
Litigated and subsequently resolved several contentious fiduciary duty disputes
Provided advice on the creation of a new industry-wide drug and alcohol policy for the construction industry and provided ongoing advice to several employers on the day to day operation of their drug/alcohol testing programs
Assisted a major retailer in respect of a strike and picketing issues including litigation
Defended several human rights complaints involving disability discrimination and drug testing
Successfully defended a human rights complaint which raised "poisoned work environment" allegations
Negotiated collective agreements for provincial and territorial governments as well as clients in various industries
Represented employers in numerous grievance arbitrations in Alberta and the Northwest Territories, and acted as employer nominee in numerous arbitrations
Advised several owners and contractors in respect to labour relations strategies related to oil sands projects
Conducted various judicial review applications arising out of Labour Relations Board hearings affecting the construction industry
Defended numerous wrongful dismissal lawsuits including those involving difficult sexual harassment issues
Successfully defended a certification application in respect of an industrial fabrication shop
Conducted harrassment investigations and presented harrassment seminars to employees of a diamond mine
Successfully litigated a constitutional issue for a major national company
Advised and guided a client regarding a potential labour dispute in the education industry
Represented an employer before an appeals commission under the Workers Compensation Act
Presented supervisory training courses for utility and municipal employees
