CALEYWRAY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Partner
- Legal Advisor
While in law school, Erin pursued her interest in labour and human rights law through placements with the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, ARCH Disability Law Centre, the Human Rights Research & Education Centre, and the Ottawa and District Injured Workers Group. Erin also worked as a caseworker at the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic and the Ticket Defence Program, where she provided legal advice at shelters and represented homeless and street involved individuals in proceedings related to provincial offences.
Prior to joining CaleyWray, Erin articled and worked as legal counsel for a large national union where she practiced in the areas of labour, human rights, and administrative law.
Outside of work, Erin enjoys gardening, cooking, and recreational team sports.
Education
Call to bar: 2020 (Ontario)
J.D., University of Ottawa, 2019
BFA; OCAD University
Understood broadly, workers and their work have been the focus of Jamie's career. Before law, she researched traditional music and the musicians who make it in Southern Brazil. In addition to other aspects of the public life of traditional music, she examined how traditional musicians access government funding to piece together their livelihoods. She defended her dissertation on that topic in 2019. While writing, Jamie also worked as a TA and was part of the historic vote to unionize graduate students at Brown University with the American Federation of Teachers.
Ready for a new challenge, Jamie shifted to studying law at the University of Toronto to work for working people. She worked at the student clinic Advocate for Injured Workers (AIW), where she represented injured workers with their WSIB matters. Under the guidance of the AIW community outreach organizer, she created the clinic's first Spanish-language support group for and by injured workers. Jamie served as a co-manager of Artists Legal Advice Services, a no-cost clinic exclusively for Canadian artists' legal issues in relation to their artistic work. She also worked as a researcher at a large public-sector union.
Jamie received the Jeffrey W. Egner Prize and the Alexander C. Pathy QC Prize, both of which are awards for excellence in the field of labour law.
Outside the office, Jamie enjoys reading and trying to keep up with politics. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
Maeve's practice encompasses all areas of labour and employment law including grievance arbitration, construction, worker's compensation, pay equity and human rights law. She has acted for unions across a diverse range of industries and sectors including health care, public service, aviation, and live performance theatre.
Maeve is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She has actively participated in panels and committees for the annual Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers conference.
Representative Matters Jan 27, 2023 The Divisional Court finds that an appeal of the order of a health and safety inspector is rendered moot where the work has been completed and there is no basis to find an ongoing health and safety risk.
Representative Matters Jan 16, 2017 Arbitrator finds that mandatory leave program unilaterally imposed by employer is violation of the collective agreement and orders employee compensated.
Representative Matters Jan 31, 2023 Employer's creation of two managerial positions performing work of the bargaining unit, which resulted in the lay-off of bargaining unit members, was a violation of the collective agreement.
Representative Matters Mar 23, 2022 OLRB held that a sale of business occurred when Company transferred a license to operate from its bankrupt Toronto affiliate to another affiliate and directs said affiliate to bargain in good faith with the incumbent Union for a new Collective Agreement.
Representative Matters Mar 18, 2016 Ken and Aleisha were successful in achieving the probationary employee's reinstatement. The Arbitrator found that the grounds cited for dismissal were factually inaccurate and unfounded, and appeared to camouflage the company's discriminatory reasons.
Representative Matters Mar 01, 2013 CaleyWray successfully argued that Employer's application of a deemed termination clause contravened the Emergency Leave provisions of the Employment Standards Act.
Representative Matters Mar 23, 2022 Arbitrator declares Company is in violation of the temporary transfer provisions of the collective agreement; damages awarded.
Representative Matters Oct 24, 2014 Company wrongly refused to pay severance to an employee who was unable to return to work due to severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
Practice Areas
Charter and Constitutional Law
Representative Matters Sep 03, 2015 A property development company operating in the Ottawa area was found by the OLRB to be a construction employer within the meaning of the Act, which allowed the Carpenters to gain bargaining rights.
Representative Matters Sep 19, 2014 Michael and Simone were successful in getting the OLRB to dismiss the Operating Engineers' jurisdictional dispute on the basis of delay.
Representative Matters Oct 29, 2015 Windsor Carpenters win jurisdictional dispute against Labourers concerning concrete formwork in the heavy engineering sector.
Representative Matters Sep 11, 2015 The arbitrator determined that she had jurisdiction to discipline or even terminate the employment of a supervisor in the context of a harassment/discrimination but declined to do so on the basis of the specific facts in the case before her.
Representative Matters Sep 11, 2015 The arbitrator determined that he had jurisdiction to award damages to an employee on account of the employer's failure to take reasonable steps to provide a safe and healthy working environment.
Representative Matters Sep 11, 2015 The arbitrator determined that when an employee was required to attend a meeting for the purposes of an "assessment" to determine potential redeployment, the meeting constituted "work" and accordingly should be compensated.
Representative Matters Sep 03, 2015 The CIRB has found CP Rail to have committed an unfair labour practice by limiting leaves of absences for Union officers.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Principal
- Senior Counsel
As the articling principal at CaleyWray, Michael has been mentoring the firm's students for nearly 30 years. He is also active in establishing, promoting, and serving as an elected representative to the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers (CALL) and presents at conferences across North America on topics of interest to the labour movement.
Long before entering the practice of law, Raymond was passionate about fighting injustice. This passion led him to spending much of his time in law school working with the Community Legal Aid Service Programme and the Community Legal Clinic of York Region to provide legal services to low income clients. After receiving a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School, Raymond articled with a major Union-side labour firm. As an associate at CaleyWray, Raymond's practice includes a variety of labour and employment matters, including both industrial and construction certifications, human rights law and grievance arbitrations.
In addition to his legal career, Raymond has spent time working as a data analyst for a research institute, organizing for political campaigns and judging undergraduate level moots.
Outside of the office, Raymond enjoys frequent camping trips, listening to podcasts and spending time with his rambunctious feline, Dexter.
Education
Call to the Bar: 2019
J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2018
M.A. (Political Science), York University, 2013
Honours B.A. (Political Science and Anthropology), Wilfrid Laurier University, 2012
Samir's interest in workplace advocacy was cemented long before he entered law school. Having spent several years working as a Research Coordinator at one of Canada's largest construction trade unions, Samir became intimately familiar with workers' rights in the construction industry as well as the issues faced by union's operating in the modern economy. These experiences led Samir to study law at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law in Toronto where he worked with organizations like the Young Worker's Rights Hub to develop and present educational seminars for young and vulnerable gig economy workers and the Decent Work & Health Network where he advocated for unrepresented employees and non-status migrant workers.
Samir joined CaleyWray in 2023 after summering and completing his professional placement with the firm.
Outside of work, Samir is an avid (but mediocre) golfer, passionate woodworker and enthusiastic dog walker for his dog, Piper.
Education
Call to the Bar: 2023 (Ontario)
J.D. (with Distinction), Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2023
Honours B.A. (with High Distinction), University of Toronto, 2019