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Partner Toronto, T: 416.869.8549 C: 416.670.9548 F: 416.862.8247 ekeenan@mathewsdinsdale.com
Monika Grabluk Assistant 416.862.8280 x254 mgrabluk@mathewsdinsdale.com
Law Society of Ontario
Queen’s University, LL.B.
University of Toronto, B.A.
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Liz has been practicing exclusively in the areas of Labour and Employment Law since 1991. She has a diverse practice with extensive experience advising and representing a broad range of employers before all levels of federal and provincial labour tribunals on issues covering the full scope of workplace law. Liz is counsel to a broad range of clients, from large multinational firms to small charitable organizations. Employers in a variety of sectors have come to rely on her advice and expertise in workplace law.
Liz has particular expertise in advising multinational corporations and institutions with regard to current labour and employment issues, corporate restructuring and terminations, as well as employment law due diligence in corporate transactions. Liz regularly advises employers at arbitration proceedings, collective bargaining negotiations, certification applications and in relation to terminations of both union and non-union employees. She is also a frequent speaker at conferences provided through the Canadian Institute, Lancaster House, the Law Society of Upper Canada and Infonex, and possesses a Certificate in Pensions Law.
Elizabeth Keenan presented a webinar entitled How Undue Hardships Effect Employers Rights re: Vaccine Requirements for the Ontario Motor Coach Association.
Elizabeth Keenan, Kyle MacIsaac, Andrew Reynolds and Gradin Tyler presented a webinar entitled Labour Pains: A Cross-Canada Update on New and Developing Issues in Labour Law.
Cheryl Edwards, Elizabeth Keenan and Jeremy Warning presented OHSA Bill 132 Amendments – OHS and Human Resources Implications, a Mathews Dinsdale Live Seminar.
Cheryl Edwards, Elizabeth Keenan and Jeremy Warning presented Ontario’s Action Plan on Sexual Violence and Harassment, a Mathews Dinsdale Live Seminar.
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2024 recognizes 26 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-cost, as leaders in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law, Employee Benefits Law and Immigration Law.
Mathews Dinsdale is pleased to announce that Roza Milani has joined our Vancouver office as an Associate. Welcome to the team!
The recent Pay Transparency Regulation, B.C. Reg. 225/2023 sets out the information employers must include in their pay transparency reports, the order of required information, and employers’ options with respect to the reporting period.
Read moreSection 2 of the Pay Transparency Act, which requires employers to provide expected salary or wage information in publicly advertised job opportunities, comes into effect on November 1, 2023.
Read moreIn this issue: 1) Court Upholds “With Cause” Termination of an Employee Who Worked a Secondary Job During Business Hours, 2) Attention Federally Regulated Employers: Recent Amendments to the Canada Labour Code Now in Effect, 3) Temporary Help Agency Licensing: What Employers Need to Know
Read moreIn a recent decision, the B.C. Court of Appeal has broadened the test for discrimination based on family status under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
Read moreBritish Columbia Labour Minister, Harry Bains, announced that effective June 1, 2023, the general minimum wage in BC will increase by $1.10, elevating the minimum wage from $15.65 an hour to $16.75.
Read moreThe B.C. Government introduced Bill 1 – 2023 Pay Transparency Act, if passed into law it will take B.C. out of the list of provinces that do not have a pay transparency or pay equity legislation.
Read moreIn this issue: 1) Workplace Relationships: Lessons from the Mayor’s Office, 2) Healthy Remedy: Former NB Health CEO Awarded Hefty Damages after Public Firing, 3) Employers Beware: Effective June 23, 2023, Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements are Outlawed
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