A number of former Heenan Blaikie lawyers have moved to Fasken Martineau's labour, employment and human rights group as partners.
Dan Palayew has joined Borden Ladner Gervais as a partner and regional leader of the Ottawa labour and employment group.
Labour and employment lawyers Guy Tremblay and Lucie Guimond have left Heenan Blaikie and joined Gowlings as partners in the firm’s Montreal office.
A group of 12 labour and employment lawyers who formerly worked at Heenan Blaikie have joined the Montreal office at Borden Ladner Gervais.
Heenan Blaikie's partners have decided to proceed with an orderly windup of the firm’s operations, which is expected to take up to a few months.
A California court has blocked San Jose from cutting pension benefits for the city's workers—even though the reductions were approved by voters.
An overtime lawsuit against BMO Nesbitt Burns can now proceed.
Employers in British Columbia will have to comply with new bullying and harassment policies that come into force on November 1.
In a very important decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Rosen v. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. has certified a class action launched by investment advisors at BMO Nesbitt Burns for overtime pay. While this is not the first overtime class action to be certified in Ontario, it is noteworthy given that the issue involves the alleged misclassification of the IAs as managers or as otherwise exempt from overtime under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a class action against BMO Nesbitt Burns for unpaid overtime owed to investment advisors and associate investment advisors.