Labour and Employment Law

Marianne Poliquin, from our Labour and Employment Law Group, has just been admitted to the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés — Quebec’s professional order of chartered human resources advisors. As the name suggests, the order focuses on the development of skills and practices related to the management of personnel. Since it falls under […]

The International Lawyers Network announced the release of the latest edition of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know, a compilation of brief descriptions of the rules on sexual harassment at work in some 20 jurisdictions. Theodore Goloff wrote the paper on Quebec legislation. The complete compilation can be downloaded at no […]

The hard work and experience of RSS’s litigators continue to yield positive results. Yesterday, the Superior Court dismissed at the preliminary stage a $325,000 claim filed by a teacher against his employer, John Abbott College. The plaintiff was alleging having been targeted by illegal disciplinary measures, defamation, discrimination and psychological harassment by the college. The […]

On October 19, the Upstate New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association will be holding its 10th Annual Northern Border U.S./Canada Immigration Law Conference, in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Theodore Goloff will be speaking about the ethical and practical aspects of marijuana in the workplace as part of the panel on emerging ethical issues in immigration.

Theodore Goloff recently became an International Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to advance justice and the understanding of law and its impact on society, with the assistance of its Fellows. Fellows may only be admitted upon invitation. The Foundation’s constitution limits their number to 1% of the lawyers called to […]

Theodore Goloff was recently a member of delegations that took part in the hearings of parliamentary commissions on cultural questions. On December 8, in Ottawa, he was representing the Association of English-speaking Jurists of Quebec in the course of the Cross-Canada official languages consultations 2016, implemented by the Department of Canadian Heritage. A few weeks […]

Theodore Goloff, from our Labour and Employment Law Group, has just been appointed Vice-Chair of the Canada Committee of the ABA Section of International Law, for a one-year term that begins in August.

This Tuesday, March 15, Theodore Goloff will be speaking to students in connection with the course on media law taught by Prof. Karin Eltis of the Faculty of Civil Law of the University of Ottawa. The theme of Mr. Goloff’s talk will be “Internet, social media, privacy — A new life for both employee and employer […]

On Thursday, May 14, Theodore Goloff will be a guest speaker at the Chabad of Westmount’s Spring 2015 Law Symposium. Mr. Goloff will be making a presentation on Workplace Harassment: Policies, Protocols and Prosecutions — Respect, Dignity, Civility and the Need for a Harassment-free Work Environment: Why, What and How.