This section keeps you up-to-date on the latest news and upcoming public appearances of Lavery professionals.
News
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Lavery holds a labour and employment law symposium in Trois-Rivières
The Trois-Rivières edition of Lavery’s Major Symposium on Labour and Employment Law was held on June 13 at the Hôtel Gouverneur. Participants attended various workshops facilitated by Jean Boulet, Nicolas Courcy, Myriam Lavallée and Carl Lessard. The speakers discussed a variety of subjects, including best practices when hiring and terminating an employment, managing employees with difficult behaviour or in psychological distress, and renegotiating collective agreements.
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Lavery’s Montréal 2017 Major Symposium on Labour and Employment Law an unqualified success
Lavery’s 2017 Major Symposium on Labour and Employment Law held in Montréal was an unqualified success. About 500 people attended the event held June 7 at the Centre Mont-Royal to learn about recent developments in this area. The symposium was hosted by Nicolas Joubert and Guy Lavoie, partners of the Labour and Employment Law group. Participants also attended a number of workshops facilitated by Dave Bouchard, Élodie Brunet, Nicolas Courcy, Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur, Carl Lessard, Josiane L’Heureux, Zeïneb Mellouli and Véronique Morin. The speakers addressed a variety of subjects, including best practices when hiring and terminating employment, managing employees with difficult behaviour or in psychological distress, telework and renegotiating a collective agreement.
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Marie-Josée Hétu speaks to the Réseau RH de Drummondville
On May 10, Marie-Josée Hétu, a partner of the Labour and Employment Law group, spoke at an event organized by the RH Réseau de Drummondville (HR network). Approximately thirty human resources managers attended the breakfast seminar, where key labour and employment law cases from the past year and recent legislative developments were reviewed.
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Nicolas Joubert speaks at the Éditions Yvon Blais Colloque Santé et sécurité du travail
Nicolas Joubert, a partner of the Labour and Employment Law group, spoke at the Colloque Santé et sécurité du travail (Occupational Health and Safety Colloquium) organized by Éditions Yvon Blais and held on May 11 in Québec City. Entitled La surveillance et la filature des travailleurs absents à la suite d’un accident de travail : les bonnes pratiques et les pièges à éviter, the presentation addressed the legal framework surrounding these sensitive issues. Me Joubert also reviewed recent jurisprudence and highlighted best practices and pitfalls to avoid. A second edition of the colloquium will be held in Montréal this coming December 7. Click here to register.
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Lavery holds a seminar on employee addiction problems
On April 5, in collaboration with Cyclone Santé, Lavery held a seminar entitled Les problèmes de toxicomanie chez les employés : agir pour éviter le pire ! (Employee Addition Problems: Act to Avoid The Worst-Case Scenario) which took place at Lavery’s Conference Centre in Montréal. During this seminar, which was attended by close to one hundred participants, Christiane Legault, Vice-President, Corporate Health at Cyclone Santé, spoke to the participants about various drugs and their effects. Zeïneb Mellouli, a lawyer in our Labour and Employment Law Group, also discussed the practical and legal aspects of managing employees with alcohol and drug abuse problems.
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Élodie Brunet gives a presentation on mental health in the workplace for future CRHA and CRIA
On March 8, 2017, Élodie Brunet, a lawyer in the Labour and Employment Law group, was a speaker at the industrial relations week organized by the future CRHA and CRIA at the Université de Montréal jointly with the Ordre des CRHA. The presentation was an opportunity for students to learn more about the practical and legal aspects of managing mental health in the workplace.
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Zeïneb Mellouli appointed to the CNESST pay equity and labour standards advisory committee
Zeïneb Mellouli, a lawyer with the Labour and Employment Law group, was appointed to the pay equity and labour standards advisory committee during a December 15, 2016, meeting of the board of directors of the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST). The committee’s role is to advise the CNESST Board of Directors and the minister responsible for labour. Click here for more information on the CNESST.
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Élodie Brunet speaks about labour and employment law at the Université de Montréal
Élodie Brunet, a lawyer of our Labour and Employment Law Group, spoke during a luncheon seminar held at Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law held on February 1, 2017. Organized by Bernard Trang, a student at Lavery, this event allowed more than 65 students to learn about labour and employment law within a law firm. Ms. Brunet presented the main legal aspects of her practice, the different types of mandates received and the examples of cases she dealt with.
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Almost 100 participants at the 2016 edition of Lavery’s Symposium in Labour and Employment Law in Sherbrooke
Lavery’s Sherbrooke office held the 2016 edition of its Conference in Labour and Employment Law and it was a great success. About 100 people made their way to the Delta Sherbrooke Hotel on September 27, 2016 where the event was held. On this occasion, attendees assisted to several presentations from Geneviève Chamberland, Danielle Gauthier and Dave Bouchard. on the subjects of Experts testimony, Recent case law in labour and employment law and psychological harassment.
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The 2016 edition of Lavery’s Symposium in Labour and Employment Law in Quebec City was a great success
Lavery’s Québec office held the 2016 edition of its Symposium in Labour and Employment Law on September 28, 2016, at hotel Quartier, and it was a great success. On this occasion, attendees got to participate in various workshops presented by Marie-Hélène Riverin, Brittany Carson and Charlotte Fortin. Speakers addressed many different subjects, such as best practices in recruiting, employment termination and disability management.