Has your short term disability, long term disability, or Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) been denied? Soni Law Firm helps clients with their claims and winning their appeals. Our employment lawyers work with you to gather medical records and other evidence to fight to win your disability insurance claim.

Speak to our disability insurance lawyers about your disability insurance claim application, insurance company denials, and any relating issues such as length of leave entitlement, expected workplace accommodations upon return, and benefits coverage.

When you are let go from your job, you may be entitled to Employment Insurance benefits. In theory, you should receive EI benefits if you have worked for a certain number of hours and you have paid into the Employment Insurance program. However, sometimes getting these benefits can be tricky even though you should have qualified to receive them because of your termination.

Some of the more complex employment insurance cases involve situations where your employer does not send your Record of Employment (“ROE”) to Service Canada; you allege constructive dismissal while your employer claims you quit; or your employer wrongfully reports a with-cause termination on your ROE in the Reason Code or Comments section.

Speak with one of our employment lawyers in Toronto to better understand if you qualify for Employment Insurance benefits and how you can fight to receive your EI benefits if they have been denied.

Your employment contracts or independent contractor agreements may use a non-compete and/or non-solicitation clause. Contrary to what you might think, parties cannot agree to just any terms for these clauses. In reality, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses are limited by specific parameters.

It is important to understand the legality and enforceability of these clauses because a violation can result in a swift injunction motion and substantial financial costs for non-compliance.

Soni Law Firm’s employment lawyers can help you to fully understand how to interpret and apply non-compete and non-solicitation clauses.

Have you been laid off, fired, or terminated from your job? You may have known that you are entitled to compensation but do you know how much? Soni Law Firm’s employment lawyers in Toronto will work with you to understand the complete picture of how you were terminated, determine if you are entitled to the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) minimum or the much more generous common law notice entitlement. In some cases, the difference could be a few weeks (ESA) versus over two years (common law) of pay.

Before you sign any termination or severance package, speak with Soni Law Firm to know your rights and entitlements.

If you feel you have been demoted or have had your terms of employment changed unilaterally, speak to one of Soni Law Firm’s Toronto employment lawyers immediately to learn your rights.

Signals of constructive dismissals may include a reduction in compensation or benefits, changes in working shifts, change in work location, increased job duties, reduced job duties, or even subjecting you to workplace bullying, harassment, or abuse.

When it comes to constructive dismissals, employees need to act as quickly as possible or face the possibility that their non-action amounts to accepting the job change.

Our Toronto employment lawyers help you to make sure you get your full legal compensation entitlements from your wrongful termination.

Soni Law Firm’s labour and employment lawyers in Toronto help clients in cases involving termination without cause, without adequate notice, and when the employer improperly alleges cause/wrongdoing. We help clients ensure notice periods are commensurate with their legal entitlements and consistent with a series of factors including tenure, age, availability of comparable jobs and any enforceable employment contract provisions.

Soni Law Firm represents unionized employees, unionized employers, and unions themselves. Unionized workplaces are unique because they are governed by a collective bargaining agreement which outlines the roles and responsibilities of all parties. Our labour and employment lawyers in Toronto regularly litigate before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Labour Relations Board.

An independent contractor or a fixed-term employee has many of the same rights as ‘regular’ employees in a similar position. A Toronto employment lawyer can help you plan employment policies and understand the rights and entitlements of contract employees.

Discrimination in the workplace can arise as abuse, bullying, harassment, and inequality in working conditions for the same work. Speak to our Toronto employment lawyers to understand what recourse you, as an employer or an employee,  have for situations of alleged workplace discrimination.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board is a specialized tribunal with its own unique rules and procedures distinct from the court. Effective representation before the Ontario Labour Relations Board is essential! Call to speak with an employment lawyer in Toronto to best understand how you can navigate your case before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

Are you an employee whose union failed to advance their grievance or represent them effectively? Are you an employer who has been served with an Application by the Union to certify your workforce? Are you a union looking to organize a group of employees? Soni Law Firm has represented all three sides: employees, employers, and unions. So, our labour lawyers based in Toronto build your case by studying all sides, analyzing all arguments, and putting forward the best possible case to get you the results you deserve.

Soni Law Firm represents employers and employees in workplace litigation in any employment or labour related dispute. We are a full-service employment law firm, representing you in lawsuits, mediation and at trial. Our Toronto employment lawyers offer sound advice based on seasoned experience, decisive strategies, and compassionate advocacy for plaintiffs and defendants.

Our Toronto employment lawyers help add value for small businesses, start-ups, and entrepreneurs by establishing cost-effective and prudent employment policies and contracts. We help you with hiring employees, engaging independent contractors, acquiring new employees from business acquisitions, to the termination of employees and any negations or litigation which may arise from those terminations.