Smith Employment Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
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Smith Employment Law is a Toronto employment law practice, operated as WES Law Professional Corporation and built around founder Waheeda Ekhlas Smith. The office is in the Sun Life Centre at 150 King Street West, in the city's Financial District, and the practice takes on work from across the Greater Toronto Area, including Mississauga, Oakville, Brampton, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Barrie, Oshawa, Pickering and Halton Hills. Rather than acting for only one side, the firm handles both employees and employers, often on the same kinds of disputes.
On the employee side, the work covers wrongful and constructive dismissal, severance negotiations, workplace and sexual harassment, human rights and discrimination complaints, disability and parental leave issues, and reviewing employment contracts and non-solicitation clauses before they're signed. On the employer side, the firm drafts contracts and workplace policies, defends dismissal claims and carries out workplace investigations. Smith earned a JD from the University of Windsor in 2012, with academic awards in Civil Procedure and Constitutional Litigation, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours French Language and Literature) from the University of Western Ontario in 2009. Before becoming a lawyer, Smith worked for years as a legal assistant, starting at 18.
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Milestones & recognition
- Smith earned a JD from the University of Windsor in 2012, receiving academic awards in Civil Procedure and Constitutional Litigation.
- Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours French Language and Literature) from the University of Western Ontario, graduating on the Dean's Honour List in 2009.
- Before practising law, Smith worked as a legal assistant for several years, starting at 18.
- Smith co-authored an article on MLB salary arbitration and wrote an article on ambiguity in stock option and restricted share unit plans, both published in The Lawyer's Daily in early 2020.
- Smith was featured in The Globe and Mail's workplace advice column in June 2020, on whether an employee with a medical condition could be exempted from a mask requirement at work.
In the community
- Smith is a director at the Toronto Lawyers Association.
- Smith is a past director of the North York Women's Shelter.
- Smith volunteers as a lawyer with Pro Bono Ontario.
- Smith moderated a Toronto Lawyers Association panel in July 2020 on succeeding in the post-COVID legal market.
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The neighbourhood
The firm's office is in the Sun Life Centre, the stainless steel and glass tower at the corner of King Street West and University Avenue that opened in 1984 as Sun Life Financial's global headquarters before the insurer moved out in 2017. The tower now houses a Bank of Canada regional office and sits at the heart of Toronto's Financial District, where several of Canada's largest banks, insurers and professional services firms keep their head offices, the kind of employers whose staff and HR departments make up much of an employment law practice's client base on both sides of a dispute. The building connects directly into the PATH network and St. Andrew subway station, which makes it a straightforward stop for clients coming in from elsewhere in the GTA for a consultation.
Frequently asked questions
- I think I was wrongfully dismissed from my job in Toronto. Can Smith Employment Law help?
- Yes. Wrongful dismissal claims are one of the firm's main areas of employee-side work, alongside constructive dismissal and just-cause disputes.
- Can Smith Employment Law review my severance package before I sign it?
- Yes, severance package review and negotiation is a core part of the practice.
- Does Smith Employment Law only represent employees, or does it act for employers too?
- It acts for both. The firm helps employers draft contracts and workplace policies, defend dismissal claims and run workplace investigations, alongside its employee-side work.
- I'm dealing with workplace harassment or a human rights complaint. Is that something the firm handles?
- Yes. The firm's employee-side services cover workplace and sexual harassment as well as human rights and workplace discrimination matters.
- What areas of the GTA does Smith Employment Law serve?
- The firm is based in Toronto's Financial District and takes on clients from across the Greater Toronto Area, including Mississauga, Oakville, Brampton, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Barrie, Oshawa, Pickering and Halton Hills.
- How do I get in touch with Smith Employment Law?
- The office is at 150 King Street West, Suite 257, Toronto, and the firm can be reached by phone, email or through the contact form on its website to describe a situation before booking a consultation.
Where to find them
150 King Street West, Suite 257, Toronto, ON M5H 1J9 · 416-806-0732
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