Nelia Pacheco
Nelia Pacheco joined The Employment Law Boutique at inception as its Senior Legal Assistant after working with Nancy for almost 25 years.
Nelia is an integral part of the team and generally the place of first contact for new clients, questions about how we work, what to expect and how we can assist you. She can answer billing inquiries and assist with scheduling appointments. If you are having trouble with any of the forms, payment or document uploading, please reach out to Nelia!
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Termination Provisions in Employment Contracts NOW
Today, June 17th, 2025 marks the five-year anniversary of the release of the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Waksdale v. Swegon North America (2020 ONCA 291 (CanLll)). While employment contracts have faced repeated and diverse attacks on...
Executive Compensation
Post: I had the pleasure of speaking at the Law Society 8- Minute Employment Lawyer program on May 13th on the issue of executive compensation. Here is a link to the paper which provides a comprehensive summary of the area of use to both management and executes...
Temporary Layoff and Condonation – A Surprising Court of Appeal Decision
In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the court considered a case of pandemic layoff and whether 9 months after the layoff occurred, the employee could be said to have condoned the layoff. The Court of Appeal relied upon one of its earlier decisions in...