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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Secret Recording of Workplace Meetings was Cause for Termination
It is not a criminal act to record conversations where you have the consent of one of the parties, typically by the one who is doing the recording. However, we now have a case out of British Columbia finding, criminal or not, it was an invasion of privacy and...
Early Termination Clause Invalid – Employee Entitled to Balance of 3-year Fixed Term Contract
In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the principles in the now infamous Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 decision were applied to a fixed term contract, striking out a termination clause where the ‘for cause’...
COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
What is the hot issue in every workplace right now? Vaccine policies of course. We have yet to see a court or administrative tribunal definitively answer whether vaccine policies violate health privacy laws or employee privacy generally or whether an employer’s...