Workplace Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,346 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Workplace Law
Workplace Law is a solo Toronto practice run by Neal Sommer, a barrister and solicitor who has practiced labour and employment law in Ontario for more than 30 years. The firm acts exclusively for employers, not employees, and describes its focus as getting to know a client's business and the people who matter to its success rather than treating each file as a generic legal problem.
The practice covers labour relations (arbitration, collective bargaining, and matters before the Ontario Labour Relations Board), employment law (contracts, workplace policies, and compliance), human rights (investigations, policy development, and compliance), health and safety (investigations, defence, and training), and wrongful dismissal (advice, strategy, and litigation). Beyond individual files, the practice has lectured, written, and provided training on workplace legal issues, and offers training and communications tailored to a client's own workplace. The office is on the 22nd floor at 4950 Yonge Street in Toronto.
Practice areas
In the community
- Has lectured, written, and provided training on workplace legal issues, and tailors training and communications for a client's own workplace, in addition to representing employers on individual labour and employment matters.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office sits on the 22nd floor of Madison Centre at 4950 Yonge Street, a 24-storey, roughly 445,000-square-foot office and retail tower in the North Yonge corridor with direct underground access to the Yonge-Sheppard subway station. The building anchors a stretch of North York City Centre that is itself a secondary business district full of corporate offices, near the North York Civic Centre, which makes it a practical base for a practice that spends most of its time advising other employers rather than appearing in a courtroom down the street.
Frequently asked questions
- Our workplace is unionized and we're heading into arbitration or bargaining, can Workplace Law help?
- Yes. The firm's labour relations work covers arbitration, collective bargaining, and matters before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, acting for the employer side.
- An employee has filed a human rights complaint against our company, does the firm handle that?
- Yes. Workplace Law handles human rights investigations along with policy development and compliance work aimed at keeping a workplace onside its obligations.
- We're facing a wrongful dismissal claim from a former employee, can Workplace Law defend us?
- Yes. The firm advises employers on wrongful dismissal matters from initial strategy through litigation if a claim can't be resolved short of that.
- Can Workplace Law draft or review our employment contracts and workplace policies?
- Yes, that's part of the firm's employment law practice, which covers contracts, policies, and compliance for employers.
- Does the firm provide training for managers or HR staff, not just legal advice on individual cases?
- Yes. Workplace Law has lectured and provided training on workplace issues and can tailor training and communications to a specific workplace, covering things like legal compliance and effective management.
- How long has Neal Sommer been practicing labour and employment law?
- More than 30 years, focused solely on workplace employment and labour matters for employers.
Where to find them
4950 Yonge Street, 22nd Floor, Toronto, ON M2N 6K1 · 416-515-9675
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