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“Ghetto” Comment in the Workplace Discriminatory, Creates Toxic Work Environment
January 28, 2013
In Brooks v. Total Credit Recovery Limited., the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal determined that the comments made to an employee regarding his attire o Read More...

HRPA 2013 Annual Conference & Trade Show
January 23, 2013
Employment agreements must be drafted with impeccable care. Otherwise they may quite readily be found void. This presentation shared some of the pitfa Read More...

Failure to accommodate costs employer more than $22,000
January 23, 2013
Canadian Employment Law Today, Jan. 2013 - Mackenzie v. Jace Holdings Ltd. - Employer was aware of employee’s depression, but didn’t check whether Read More...

Ronald Minken Interviewed in Financial Post
January 14, 2013
Financial Post reporter Denise Deveau interviewed Ron Minken for the article: “Maximizing the potential of newly hired immigrants”.

Minken Employment Lawyers Recognized in Canada’s Employment Lawyers Directory 2013
January 1, 2013
A comprehensive directory of the top employment law and immigration law practitioners across Canada.

Court Rejects Capping Notice Period at 24 Months and Accepts 1 Month Pay For Each Year of Service
December 24, 2012
In Abrahim et al v. Sliwin et al, & McCalla v. Sliwin et al, a Motion for default judgement was brought by 31 employees, alleging that the defendants Read More...

Claims for ‘Phantom Dependent’ Justifies Termination for Cause
December 13, 2012
In Cavic v. Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. the Employee who had worked for the Employer for approximately 19 years, was terminated for cause after it ca Read More...

Workplace Health and Safety Awareness a Priority
December 6, 2012
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has developed a “Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps” Workbook and Employer Guide.

Pharmaceutical Company
“Minken Employment Lawyers provide us with top notch representation which I attribute to their strategic ability in analyzing our cases and the available options, their skills in negotiations, and their overall cost-effectiveness of their work. In many situations Minken Employment Lawyers has saved us money. Ron Minken leads an excellent team and Minken Employment Lawyers’ reputation as an Employment Law firm for providing Employment Law services across Canada is well deserved!”

“Minken & Associates proved to me that not all law firms are the same.” - Z.B.

“Your expertise in cases such as mine was well worth the investment.” - S.S.

“It is always a pleasure dealing with professional companies and yours sets the bar to new heights.” - A.S.

“You are an excellent ambassador to your profession” - L.P.

“83% improvement in the offer value.” - D.R.

“Thank you all again for the outstanding job!” - S.B.

“I credit Mr. Minken and the help he provided for keeping my employment situation intact.” - A.C.

“…welcoming atmosphere right along with the extremely professional service and guidance...” - M.S.

“Several issues, both monetary and otherwise, were resolved, without dispute, to my satisfaction.” - B.R.

“Increased my severance package by 300%! Fantastic result!” - M.E. Read More…

Newmarket Chamber of Commerce
“Throughout the seminar, you and your team, thoroughly reviewed and explained the new requirements under Bill 168 and clarified many of the questions that our members had on this new and confusing piece of legislation, including the issue of Assessments on Violence in the Workplace. We thank you again and look forward to future speaking engagements that you are able to provide to our members.”
- Debra Scott, President & CEO, Newmarket Chamber of Commerce

“Mr. Minken, you are an excellent ambassador to your profession.” - L.P.

Law Firm
“Minken has produced favourable results for our firm in every case that they have handled for us. Ron's advice in handling various employment matters has resulted in substantial financial savings to our firm. Minken truly goes the "extra mile" in providing superior service.”

Executive Termination Settlement avoiding Litigation
“Your efforts and expertise have significantly increased the overall value of the settlement provided to me. Your involvement not only increased the monetary value of the settlement but also served to ensure that several other issues, both monetary and otherwise, were resolved, without dispute, to my satisfaction.” - B.R.

Employment Contract Review - Director of Finances
“I would like to thank Mr. Minken for his help in reviewing my employment contract. I found that he was very informative in providing me with his expert knowledge on matters pertaining to my situation and advising me appropriately. I found that he went above and beyond what I expected, and I greatly appreciate his help. I would highly recommend his services to other people and have already done so.” - G.L.

“Ron, I want to thank you for the excellent job that you did as a mediator in our recent case. Your neutral but effective approach assisted with defusing the tension in the litigation and assisted the parties in appraising the case realistically and practically. It is precisely what I want in a mediator - and too seldom experience.” - Howard Levitt, Levitt LLP

International Charity (Non-for-Profit) Organization with Unionized and Non-Unionized employees
Minken Employment Lawyers has assisted Canadian branch with grievances and labour issues, advising us with respect to our Collective Agreement, drafting employment contracts and advising with respect to ensuring the employment contracts will be upheld in Court, advising and strategizing with respect to terminations and exit packages, as well as various policies and practices relating to employee matters both locally and abroad.”