Turner, A Human Resources Law Firm
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Turner, A Human Resources Law Firm
Turner, A Human Resources Law Firm is a management side employment and labour law firm with an office on Islington Avenue in the Islington City Centre West area of Toronto. The firm's own site describes 25 years of experience in Canadian employment and labour law, and its focus is advising and representing employers rather than individual employees. Principal lawyer David Turner is a graduate of Queen's Law School and a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Ontario Bar Association. David Turner also lectures for the Law Society of Ontario and is a frequent speaker at professional meetings on employment law topics.
Beyond advisory and litigation work, the firm runs customized in-house training seminars for employer clients on subjects like performance management, legislative compliance, and workplace investigations. It also conducts workplace investigations directly, acting as a third party investigator for a client or advising on a company's own investigation process. An associate lawyer at the firm was called to the Ontario Bar in 2016 after working at a small Toronto litigation firm, and the firm's law clerk has been with Turner HR Law since 2009. The firm keeps a legal updates page tracking employment case law and legislative changes, including recent posts on Ontario's Employment Standards Act, its Occupational Health and Safety Act, and federal minimum wage increases.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm describes itself as having 25 years of experience in Canadian employment and labour law.
- Principal lawyer David Turner lectures for the Law Society of Ontario and is a frequent speaker at professional meetings.
- An associate lawyer at the firm was called to the Ontario Bar in 2016.
- The firm's law clerk has been with Turner HR Law since 2009.
Good to know
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This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2016 · median 10 years in practice 1 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- Queen's University 1 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office sits in Islington City Centre West, also known as Islington Village, one of a handful of business districts in Toronto located outside the downtown core. The area was the civic centre of the former Borough of Etobicoke before Etobicoke was amalgamated into the City of Toronto in 1998, and Islington subway station has served the neighbourhood since 1968. It's a mixed use stretch of office buildings and high rise residential towers along Islington Avenue and Dundas Street West, a working commercial strip rather than a bedroom suburb.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Turner HR Law represent employees or employers?
- The firm acts for management and employers, not individual employees. It advises and represents Ontario businesses on wrongful dismissal, human rights complaints, and other workplace disputes from the employer's side.
- Can Turner HR Law run a workplace investigation for my company?
- Yes. The firm acts as a third party investigator for employers, or advises a company's own team through the investigation process, with the aim of a result that holds up if it's later reviewed by a court or tribunal.
- Does the firm provide HR training for managers and supervisors?
- The firm runs customized in-house training seminars for employer clients, covering subjects like performance management, workplace investigations, and legislative compliance. Sessions are built around a client's own workplace and past experience rather than a fixed curriculum.
- What areas of employment and labour law does Turner HR Law handle?
- The firm's practice covers wrongful dismissal, employment standards, human rights, labour relations, workplace health and safety, employment contracts, and workplace investigations, all from the employer's side.
- How long has Turner HR Law been practising?
- The firm describes itself as having 25 years of experience in Canadian employment and labour law.
- Where is Turner HR Law located and how do I reach the firm?
- The office is at 1243 Islington Avenue, Suite 1207, in the Islington City Centre West area of Toronto. The firm can be reached by phone at 416.984.2886 or by email.
Where to find them
1243 Islington Avenue, Suite 1207, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5X 1Y9 · 416-984-2886
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