Employment and Human Rights

Nelson, Watson LLP offers a wealth of experience advising and representing small and medium-sized businesses, non-profit organizations and employees with employment law and human right related matters. We work with our clients to understand the factual and legal issues of each particular situation and tailor our advise accordingly. We advise and represent clients on the following types of employment and human rights issues:

  • Severance and termination packages
  • Wrongful and constructive dismissal lawsuits
  • Reviewing employment contracts
  • Human rights, discrimination, harassment and duty to accommodate complaints
  • Employment Standards Act complaints (including failure to comply with rules about overtime, holiday pay, vacation, pregnancy and parental leave, and other employment standards rules)
  • Long-term disability benefits claims and disputes with insurance companies
  • Employment Insurance (EI) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
  • Independent contracting and consulting
  • Human rights and harassment policies
  • Accommodating disabled employees
  • Performance management and discipline
  • Terminations and lay-offs
  • Enforcing confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements
  • Employment Standards
  • Workers' Compensation (WSIB)
  • Occupational Heath and Safety
  • Privacy and Access to Information
  • Drafting employment contracts; confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements; and non-competition or non-solicitation agreements
  • Employment issues related to business purchase and sale transactions
  • Drafting general employment policies and procedures
  • Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings

 

Lawyer Profiles

 When seeking employment advice, we will likely ask you for copies of documents and records to help us advise you. You can help the process by compiling whatever documents you are able to access, including: 

  • Employment Contract(s)/ Letter(s) of Offer
  • Termination Letter
  • Performance Appraisal(s)
  • Discipline record(s)
  • T4's for past three years
  • Current paystubs
  • Benefits booklet(s)
  • Key emails or correspondence dealing with any of the above

Note: It is fine if you do not have access to records. Do not let that be an obstacle to getting legal advice.