Ellen Low

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About Ellen Low

Ellen Low is the managing partner and principal lawyer at Ellen Low & Co. We are a client-centered law firm focused on all aspects of employment and human rights law, in addition to providing pragmatic HR relations. This includes: drafting and reviewing employment contracts, workplace policies, termination provisions, non-competition clauses and restrictive covenants, wrongful and constructive dismissal litigation, employment standards, workplace investigations, as well as occupational health and safety issues. Below are some of my cases- Wagner v. Best of Chinese Medicine, September 19, 2013, Deputy Judge Steven H. Skolnik,(Unreported), Costs award in excess of 15% “cap” on small claims court matters - Jiwan v. Money Express, 2012 ONSC 909 (CanLII) – Pleading without prejudice offers to settle - Bland v. Canadian Farm Insurance, 2012 ONSC 3021 (CanLII) ‐ wrongful dismissal - Casey v. Sweeney, 2012 ONSC 6077 (CanLII) re Assessment Hearing - Lukasik v 611554 Ontario Inc, 2012 HRTO 1326 (CanLII)- human rights hearing - Anamguya v. Intercon Security, 2011 HRTO 523 (CanLII)- Just Energy Corp v Dhillon, 2011 CanLII 29288 (ON LRB)- Work v. Northwood Collection Inc, 2013 OJ No. 2293 - RM v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2013 OHRTD No. 491 - AG v. Taylor Statten Camp Co, 2012 HRTO 1449 (CanLII) http://canlii.ca/t/fs5bx I've been featured on the following articles and presentations: Managing an Ageing Workforce Advanced Terminations ‐ Thinking beyond the numbers Discipline and Disability Employment Law Update The Status of Family Status as well as Gender Identity and Expression in Ontario Mental Illness and the Employer Canadian Lawyer 4 Students, “Practicing Human Rights Law” Employment Standards Act Essentials Terminations – Getting it Right Canadian Employment Law Today, “When a manager isn’t a ‘manager’, April 6, 2011 VIVA magazine, “Pregnancy Rights for Employees”, February 2011 She Does the City, Her Career Questions, “Careers with Ellen Low” Managing the Termination Process