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
Unconscious Gender Bias is Discrimination says HRTO
In a seminal decision released on March 18, 2021, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has issued a finding supporting a claim of gender-based discrimination in relation to the unconscientious perception of the applicant as a woman and the gender bias which was...
Violation of Public Health Requirements and Termination for Cause
While cases before the courts will wind their way through slowly, labour arbitration hearings can move at a quicker pace. Some COVID issues have already been decided in the collective bargaining context. Of note is a recent arbitration decision in the federal context...