Michelle S. Henry is a lawyer practicing labour and employment law, litigation and arbitration, education. Michelle S. received a B.A. degree from University of Toronto in 1998, and has been licensed for 23 years. Michelle S. practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.
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Areas of Law
Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionPartnerFirm NameBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Work: Labour
Employment Law
Advise clients on various employment-related matters, including workplace restructuring, employment contracts, employee terminations, discipline, workers' compensation, occupational health
safety matters,
employment st
ards.
Represent clients in employment-related litigation, including wrongful
constructive dismissal actions, unjust dismissal complaints, mediations, unpaid compensation claims, injunctions pertaining to restrictive covenants,
proceedings before the Workplace Safety
Insurance Appeals Tribunal.
Advise employers
human resources teams on the development
implementation of workplace policies
procedures
/or changes to existing policies
assist client teams in communicating
launching employment related policies
conduct management workshops
assist employers with employee training on various employment-related issues
policies.
Advise
assist clients in identifying
managing labour
employment-related risks associated with business decisions
/or changing business needs. Work with clients in assessing
determining long term goals
strategies
their impact on labour
employment issues.
Advise
act on behalf of employers in collective bargaining (including at negotiations, mediation
conciliation), interest arbitrations, collective agreement interpretation, grievance arbitrations, strikes
lockouts,
injunction proceedings during strikes.
Advise
act on behalf of employers in matters before the Ontario Labour Relations Board
Canada Industrial Relations Board, including union campaigns, union certification applications, unfair labour practice applications, sale of a business
/or related employer applications, appeal of inspectors' orders,
unlawful reprisals applications.
Advise
act on behalf of clients in complaints to the Ministry of Labour, including harassment complaints, investigations
appeals of Inspector's orders.
Advise employers on the interpretation, application
/or implications of new legislation or amendments to existing legislation.
Human Rights Law
Represent companies in human rights litigation before the Canadian Human Rights Commission,
the federal
provincial Tribunals both in respect of allegations relating to discrimination in employment
the provision of services.
Conduct
manage workplace investigations on behalf of clients into allegations of harassment
workplace discrimination.
Education Law
Advise
act on behalf of school boards
independent schools in various matters, including labour matters, development of policies
protocols with respect to court actions
applications, suspension
expulsion hearings, privacy law matters,
issues pertaining to human rights.
Commercial Transactions
Provide advice in M&A transactions, including reviewing purchase
sale agreements, negotiating changes to agreements,
coordinating due diligence for labour, employment, pension
benefits related matters.
Workplace Investigations
Conduct independent investigations into allegations of harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination
other alleged misconduct both in the workplace
/or in the provision of services.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2003, Ontario
MembershipsProfessional Involvement
•Member, Canadian Bar Association
•Council Member, Ontario Bar Association (2014-Present)
Chair of the Pro Bono Sub Committee (2016-2018)
Past Executive Member, Education Law Section
•Committee Member, Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (2002-Present)
Past Board Member (2003-2007)
•Elected OBA Council Member (2014-Present)
•Co-Founder, Black Business Law Clinic, a project in partnership with Pro Bono Ontario (2016-Present)
•Member, Canadian Association of Counsel to EmployersCommunity Involvement
•Co-Chair, Trial Division of the University of Toronto Tribunal (2016-Present)
•Member, Board of Directors, LOFT Community Services (2011-Present)
Vice-Chair of the Board (2014-Present)
•Alumni Representative, St. Michael's College, Class of 1998, University of Toronto (2003-Present)
•Alumni Representative, Faculty of Law, Class of 2002, University of Toronto (2012-Present)
•Group Coordinator, Toronto Speed Skating Club (2016-2017)
•Member, Board of Directors, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto (2014-2017) -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Toronto
Class of 2002
J.D.
Other EducationUniversity of Toronto
Class of 1998
B.A.
Hons.
University of Toronto
Class of 1998
B.A.
with High Distinction
University of Toronto
Class of 1999
M.A.
English
Michelle S. Henry
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada