Employment Law
Employment law is rooted in maintaining strong, trustworthy relationships between employers, employees, and their contractors. Without strong relationships, businesses would fail and employees would struggle to preserve their quality of life. Furthermore, successful employment arrangements support local communities, build prosperity, and impact our local and national economies.
However, there are times when the employer/employee or employer/contractor relationship breaks down, requiring employment law counsel to ensure that both parties understand not only their legal rights and obligations, but also their best interests.
Experienced employment lawyers can also provide seasoned advice at the outset of the employer/employee or employer/contractor relationship to set clear expectations for both parties moving forward and, if necessary, provide guidance, strategy, and support to help facilitate a fair and predictable termination of the employment relationship.
Book a free, no-obligation 30-minute discovery call with an employment lawyer at Shnier Mackenzie Law to get started on customized legal solutions that put your needs and goals first.
Employment Law
The employment law team at Shnier Mackenzie Law helps employers and employees mitigate risks and liability to avoid potentially costly and damaging litigation. We specialize in developing efficient and creative legal solutions tailored to each client’s unique situation and circumstances. We aim to help nurture and preserve healthy employment relationships and create value that drives business and career growth for all parties.
Whether you’re an employer, employee, or an independent contractor who needs help navigating the complex world of employment law, Shnier Mackenzie can help.
Our employment law team specializes in a wide range of legal services, including:
- External General Counsel for all employment law matters, including workplace harassment, duty to accommodate, and more
- Drafting and/or reviewing and consulting on employment agreements
- Drafting and/or reviewing and consulting on independent contractor agreements
- Drafting and/or reviewing and consulting on termination letters and documents
- Advising employers about their rights and obligations under the Employment Standards Act and the common law
- Advising employees about their rights and obligations under the Employment Standards Act and the common law
- Representation during employment/termination mediation and negotiation to benefit our client’s needs and goals
Shnier Mackenzie Law provides employment law services to:
- SMALL AND GROWING BUSINESSES
- EMPLOYERS
- EMPLOYEES
- INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
- LAW FIRMS
- HR DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
- FRANCHISES
- MEDICAL & HEALTH PRACTICES
- HEALTH-TECH COMPANIES
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Legal counsel on your terms
Our law firm focuses on building solid relationships with our clients, whether we’re serving as your External General Counsel (on retainer) or providing on-demand Independent Legal Advice (ILA). However you prefer to engage us, we provide sound, actionable strategies that ensure legal and professional regulatory compliance, mitigating circumstances to avoid conflict and litigation, and much more.
Adrienne Shnier and Jonathan Mackenzie lead our Employment Law Department
About Dr. Adrienne Shnier, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., J.D
With over a decade of health policy, academia, research, consulting, and legal experience, Adrienne provides our clients with unique evidence-based, informed, experience-based perspectives and fresh thinking.Adrienne is Health Law Faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School in the Professional LLM in Health Law, an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Health Policy & Management, and School of Global Health in the Faculty of Health at York University.
About Jonathan Mackenzie, B.A., J.D.
Jonathan Mackenzie has over a decade of litigation experience, having previously led the legal department of the largest Canadian-owned real estate franchisor.His practice focuses on labour & employment law, intellectual property law, franchise law, and other corporate and commercial matters. Jonathan also provides professional legal, policy consulting, and strategy services to law firms, regulated health professional associations, health care providers, and individual.
About Josh Eisen, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., J.D.
Josh practices in Business & Corporate Law, Franchise Law, and Health Law, advising entrepreneurs and business owners at every stage of in their business’ life cycle, including their day-to-day employment contract and personnel needs. From incorporation, to restructuring, to the sale of businesses, Josh provides strategic and experience-informed advice customized to our clients. Josh has helped clients secure more than $400 million in financing from venture capital funds and other institutions. He has negotiated numerous purchase agreements opposite institutional purchasers and isn’t afraid to take on the big guys.
Your partners in business success
Our business law team is passionate about helping you succeed. We’ll take the time to learn about your business needs, values, and goals to provide the most relevant, well-rounded, and reliable legal strategy and advice supporting your mission and continued growth. When you need legal services or advice, we’ll work together on a customized solution in compliance with your applicable law, regulations, codes, and policy. Consider us your trusted legal partners who keep your interests first and foremost.
Access a network of local professionals
Our broad experience in business law has given us the privilege of developing relationships with a wide network of top-notch business professionals, such as accountants, specialist lawyers, brokers, financial professionals, and more. We can augment your existing professional team with our network of professionals when necessary to help drive maximum business growth. Our team can also collaborate with overseas counsel for our international clients to ensure that your solutions work inter-jurisdictionally.
Policy review and consulting
We perform comprehensive policy research, analysis, drafting, and writing of policy for both internal and public consumption. As applicable, we audit your existing policy for gaps, weaknesses, and errors and omissions and provide recommendations for improvement.