Workplace Sage Legal
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 478 handling Employment & Labour Law.
Virtual appointmentsVirtual appointmentsAbout Workplace Sage Legal
Workplace Sage Legal is a Toronto based employment law practice that, per its own site, represents employees only and doesn't take on employer side work. Founder Stephanie McDonald earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Western Ontario, gaining early litigation experience through the school's legal clinic. Articling and early practice followed at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, described on Workplace Sage's own site as the largest plaintiff side employment law firm in Canada, before a move to Milburn & Associates to focus on executive employment work involving commissions, bonuses, deferred compensation, and equity based pay. McDonald then opened Workplace Sage Legal, citing a wish to practice in a more authentic, values aligned way; the firm's about page describes McDonald as neurodivergent and a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
The practice calls its approach human-first and trauma-informed, built around clients dealing with terminations, medical or stress leave, and severance negotiations. Its work covers severance packages, wrongful and constructive dismissal, and workplace human rights matters, argued when needed before Ontario's Superior Court of Justice, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board. The firm also produces a podcast, Workplace Confidential, and keeps a blog on Ontario employment law topics. Its office is in the 2 Bloor East tower at Yonge and Bloor, and it serves clients across Ontario and Canada, not just one city.
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Wheelchair accessible
Woman-owned
LGBTQ+ friendly
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The neighbourhood
Workplace Sage Legal's office is in 2 Bloor East, a 35 storey tower at Yonge and Bloor that opened in 1974 as the Hudson's Bay Centre and anchored a Hudson's Bay department store until it closed in 2022. The tower is connected directly to Bloor-Yonge station, the busiest subway station in the TTC system and the transfer point between the Yonge-University and Bloor-Danforth lines. For a practice built around one-on-one consultations with employees after a termination or during a medical leave, that transit access makes it straightforward for clients travelling in from across the Greater Toronto Area, which fits a firm whose client base isn't limited to one neighbourhood but extends across Ontario and Canada.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Workplace Sage Legal represent employers as well as employees?
- No. The firm's services page states plainly that it represents employees only and doesn't act for employers in workplace disputes.
- I was just let go from my job. Can Workplace Sage Legal review my severance offer?
- Yes. Negotiating severance packages is one of the firm's core services, whether the employer says the termination was without cause or is alleging just cause.
- I'm on medical or stress leave and worried about my job. Does the firm help with that?
- Yes. Workplace Sage Legal assists with medical leaves of absence, including correspondence with employers and insurers and planning for what happens if returning to work isn't possible.
- Can Workplace Sage Legal help with a workplace human rights or discrimination complaint?
- Yes. The firm handles workplace discrimination and accommodation matters and can represent employees before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
- I have a written job offer. Can the firm review it before I sign?
- Yes. Workplace Sage Legal reviews, advises on, and negotiates new offers of employment or self-employment before a client signs.
- Is an initial consultation with Workplace Sage Legal confidential?
- Yes. The firm's FAQ page states that consultations are confidential, subject to the usual legal limits on that confidentiality.
Where to find them
2 Bloor Street East, Suite 3500, Toronto, ON M4W 1A8
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