Catherine Milne will be Co-Chairing the 2015 Six Minute Employment Lawyer run by the Law Society of Upper Canada on June 5, 2015.Continue Reading

On March 31st 2015, Krista Siedlak will be speaking at the Osgoode Professional Development Conference, The Osgoode Certificate in HR law for HR Professionals, Module 4, Conducting Workplace Investigations.Continue Reading

On April 16, 2015 Krista Siedlak will be speaking at the HRPA Niagara Conference on Managing Mental Health in the Workplace.Continue Reading

Catherine Milne Co-Chaired the Employment Law session at the 2015 Ontario Bar Association Institute program held on February 4th 2015. The session focused on Workplace Investigations.Continue Reading

Catherine will be one of four facilitators of the OBA’s “Navigating Ethical Challenges in Employment Law” seminar on November 3, 2014. The interactive session will involve conducting mock mediations in which parties encounter various ethical issues, and discussing appropriate strategies for dealing with them.Continue Reading

On December 10, 2014, Danny Kastner of Turnpenney Milne LLP will be speaking at the Human Resources Professionals Association, Year in Review: Top 10 IssuesContinue Reading

On November 26, 2014 Krista Siedlak will be speaking in the upcoming Canadian HR Reporter Webinar: Social Media and the Workplace.Continue Reading

On October 14th, 2014 Turnpenney Milne’s Kirsta Siedlak will be speaking at the Canadian HR Reporter Webinar: Managing Mental Health Issues in the WorkplaceContinue Reading

On October 7, 2014,  Krista presented at the 2014 Annual Conference on Workplace Health & Safety and Disability Management  Continue Reading

Danny Kastner, was a presenter at the Ontario Bar Association’s “Excelling at Articles and the Law Practice Program” (LPP) in the spring of 2014. Continue Reading

Rachel and Catherine are pleased to announce that Krista Siedlak has joined Turnpenney Milne LLP. Krista has worked extensively in the field of workplace investigations and workplace audits on a myriad of issues, including harassment and bullying complaints, alleged code of conduct violations or fraud and theft cases. More recently, Krista has been involved with...Continue Reading

Our own Danny Kastner stars in Lawyer Show 2014 – The Comedy of Errors Congratulations to the cast and crew and to Nightwood Theatre on 5 years of The Lawyer Show! http://www.nightwoodtheatre.net/index.php/lawyer_show/lawyer_show_2014Continue Reading

Danny Kastner of Turnpenney Milne LLP was the Co-Chair of the OBA’s  program: “Practice Makes Perfect: Becoming a Better Labour Advocate”  in March 2014Continue Reading

Catherine was a particpant on a 5 lawyer panel discussing the state of workplace violence and harassment law at the 2013 ADR Institute of Canada’s Annual Conference held in Toronto on October 25, 2013.Continue Reading

On October 24, 2013 Catherine presented to the Human Resources Professionals Association Law Conference. She spoke on the topic of Acccomodation of Employees with Mental Illnesses.Continue Reading

Catherine will be speaking to the Young Lawyer’s Division of the Ontario Bar Association in Toronto on September 23, 2013.Continue Reading

Turnpenney’s own Danny Kastner stars in The Lawyer Show. Congratulations Danny on your fine performance! June 16, 2013 – Review: The Lawyer Show 2013: 12th Night or What You Will (Nightwood) – http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2013/06/16/review-the-lawyer-show-2013-12th-night-or-what-you-will-nightwood/  Continue Reading

Rachel and Catherine are pleased to announce that Danny Kastner has joined Turnpenney Milne LLP. Danny practiced at one of Canada’s leading litigation firms from 2007 to 2013 and has a diverse litigation background in all workplace related areas and issues. Danny has represented clients at all levels of court in Ontario and has been...Continue Reading

On May 15, 2013 Catherine Milne is presenting an update on Human Rights Tribunal damage awards for Osgoode Hall’s CLE programme “What’s New in Employment Law 2013” in Toronto.Continue Reading

Catherine’s article on workplace harassment was published in the May/June 2013 HR Professional magazine.  To read about some recent decisions in which courts and tribunals have considered what is (and is not) harassing workplace behaviour, click here: http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/HRPH/HRPH0413/index.php#/14Continue Reading

On February 7, 2013, Rachel Turnpenney presented at the OBA Institute – Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law – Back to Basics: Litigating Human Rights Applications. Rachel was a panelist on the topic of Effective Mediation.Continue Reading

On January 30, 2013, Rachel Turnpenney spoke at the Law Society’s Conference -“Disability Benefits in Employment and After Disability”. Rachel spoke on the topic of frustration of contract in cases of disability.Continue Reading

On December 14, 2012, Rachel Turnpenney facilitated and acted as a workshop leader for Lancaster House Publishing. The full day Program was called “Harassment Investigations: The nuts and bolts of an error-free process”.Continue Reading

On November 1, 2012, Rachel Turnpenney spoke at the OBA Conference entitled “Starting Your Own Law Practice”. Rachel’s topic was Survival Tips for sole/small firms.Continue Reading

Catherine was a participant in the Law Society of Upper Canada’s 13th Annual Employment Law Summit, held on October 18, 2012.  She spoke on a panel discussing “Overlooked Claims in Dismissal Litigation” and presented a paper co-authored with Tamara Ticoll and Daryl Cukierman.Continue Reading

On June 12 and 13th Catherine will be part of the faculty presenting at the Osgoode Professional Development program “The Duty to Accomodate: Making the Toughest Calls”.  She will be part of  a four-lawyer panel discussing first principles and tips in managing accomodation issues.Continue Reading

Tamara Ticoll joins Turnpenney Milne LLP as an associate. Tamara practices in all areas of labour and employment law. Prior to joining the firm, Tamara practiced at a boutique civil litigation firm and completed her articles at a prominent national law firm, where she gained experience in both civil and commercial litigation and labour and employment...Continue Reading

Turnpenney Milne is proud to be a supply partner of Movember Canada.  Though we cannot grow our own Mo, we encourage our colleagues, clients, friends and family to be a part of this worthy cause.  As mothers, daughters and partners of men we recognize the importance of changing attitutdes and habits around men’s health issues, and appreciate and admire the great work of...Continue Reading