Date: May 25, 2016
Laurie Jessome
ljessome@casselsbrock.com
t: 416 642 7474
f: 416 642 7149
Toronto
Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5H 3C2
Laurie Jessome* practises Employment Law. She provides advice to, and advocates on behalf of, employers
on all aspects of the employment relationship, including drafting employment agreements, drafting and
enforcing restrictive covenants, discipline and dismissal issues, employment standards, and human rights
complaints. She is also involved in workplace safety matters and workplace investigations. Laurie has
represented clients before the provincial and federal human rights commissions, the Superior Court of Ontario,
the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Employment Standards Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Labour, and
in mediations and grievance arbitrations.
Laurie has authored articles on employment issues, which have appeared in prominent publications including
Lexpert magazine, Workplace Magazine, HR Professional Magazine and Canadian Corporate Counsel
magazine. She is co-author of The Canadian Human Rights Act: Quick Reference and is also a regular
contributor to employerlawblog.ca, which follows current trends in Canadian employment law with a particular
focus on issues faced by Ontario employers.
*denotes Professional Corporation
Call to the bar
Ontario 2003
Associations
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Expertise
Employment & Labour
Litigation