Employment Law: Hot Topics in Canada in 2014 and Beyond

Rebecca Marks is Of Counsel to the International Practice Group of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., which provides worldwide labor and employment law support in over 100 countries. Her expertise includes crafting practical, business-centric advice on international employment issues for U.S. management of multinational corporations. She supports human resources internationally and manages outside foreign counsel to achieve best results in employment relations issues including wage and hour, discrimination allegations, disciplinary procedures, performance improvement, terminations and enforcement of non-competes. Rebecca also prepares and provides advice on employment policies, contracts, termination agreements and global mobility. Prior to joining Ogletree, Rebecca was Senior Corporate Counsel responsible for international employment issues in 20+ different countries for Pegasystems Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is proficient in French and has lived 22 years in France, Australia, Spain, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

Ron is a Partner in Duncan Craig LLP’s Edmonton office and is also the head of Duncan Craig LLP’s Employment Law Practice Group and Construction Law Practice Group. Ron’s primary practice areas are employment & human rights law, construction law and commercial litigation.

Ron has appeared before all levels of Court in Alberta and has conducted hearings before various tribunals and boards including the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Ron has authored papers and conducted numerous seminars on various employment law topics including, just cause issues; progressive discipline; the duty to accommodate; employees as fiduciary; and, non-competition and non-solicitation contracts. He also regularly gives guest lectures at the University of Alberta in Techniques in Negotiations.