Employment Law

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How We Can Help

The lawyers in this group all practice business litigation; they are very experienced in matters relating to employment law, such as corporate finance, white collar crime, human rights insurance and directors and officers liability. 

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• Drafting employment agreements for new, promoted and temporary employees
• Drafting employee policies and manuals
• Reviews of existing policies to ensure that organizations are up-to-date with the latest issues, such as social media usage
• Drafting warnings and disciplinary letters
• Drafting termination letters, severance packages and temporary lay-off agreements
• Reviewing and drafting retirement packages and agreements
• Dispute resolution regarding breach of restrictive covenants, non-solicitation and other agreements
• Determination of reasonable notice
• Jurisdictional transfer of business operations and employees
• Wrongful dismissal
• Human rights matters, including allegations of harassment and discrimination

Typical situations where employment lawyers can assist:

• A small software development company grows to the point where it needs an employee manual to document and guide human resource decisions.
• A successful account executive leaves her firm for a rival company, breaking a non-competition clause in her contract. Clients are calling her former employer to say that she is asking them to transfer their business.
• A multinational company buys a Canadian venture with locations throughout British Columbia. Contracts and layoff notices need to be drafted and transfers from head office in Texas need to be negotiated.

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Employment Law for Businesses and Organizations

• Acted on behalf of several startup businesses and a governmental authority to establish employment contracts, employee handbooks and manuals
  
• Established best employment practices and ensure compliance with the law with regards to termination notices, severance and discipline
• Acted on behalf of major financial institutions and utilities in terminations of key employees
  
• Successfully defended and negotiated resolutions to complaints that arise from terminations

Employment law for individuals

• Acted on behalf of a key hospital administrator in a case that involved termination and long term disability issues and, came to a unique settlement that involved complex sunshine laws and pensionable service entitlements
• Acted on behalf of employees in obtaining severance and notice periods in excess of those typically granted by the courts

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