Rachel Zaurov
Rachel brings a practical, strategic, and client-centred approach to her work. She understands that employment issues often arise at difficult and sensitive moments, and she is committed to helping clients understand their rights, obligations, risks, and options with clarity and confidence.
Before joining The Employment Law Boutique, Rachel practiced at a workplace law boutique where she represented and advised both employer and employee clients in employment, labour, and human rights matters. She has assisted clients in matters before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Small Claims Court, the Superior Court of Justice, and in grievance arbitration and mediation processes.
Rachel completed her articles at a Toronto employment and labour law firm, where she gained experience in employment-related disputes, union-side labour litigation, grievance arbitration, human rights, and occupational health and safety matters. She also previously worked with the Human Rights Legal Support Centre and its Sexual Harassment and Assault Resource Exchange program, where she assisted individuals navigating workplace discrimination, harassment, and human rights issues.
Rachel received her J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School. During law school, she served as Senior Accessibility Editor of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal and participated in clinical and public-interest legal work focused on access to justice and human rights. Prior to law school, Rachel earned her B.A. from McGill University and worked in the non-profit sector in New York.
Outside of work, Rachel enjoys reading, hiking, travelling, exploring Toronto, and searching for her next favourite film or comedy special.
Rachel Zaurov
The Employment Law Boutique
Workplace Harassment Reports are not Defamatory
The Ontario Court of Appeal has now issued a decision confirming the law with respect to workplace harassment investigation reports, wherein the investigator /author of the report, will not be liable for defamation for the findings in the report. In the case at bar,...
Failure to Communicate Policies to Employees Results in almost $2M in Damages
In a decision of the Honourable Mr. Justice Cavanagh released January 2, 2024, Boyer v. Callidus Capital Corp., [2024] O.J. No. 41, 2024 ONSC 20, the Court held that an employer had not clearly communicated the restrictive terms of its policies with respect to...
Recovery of Variable Compensation during the Notice Period
The issue of what a court will do when faced with a claim for variable compensation in the form of a Carried Interest Plan, much like a profit sharing plan, in which profit was recognized some 3-7 years following the initial investment, came before the Honourable Mr....