Andy Balaura
Andy Balaura
Associate
905.273.3022 Ext: 225
abalaura@pallettvalo.com
Andy Balaura is a member of the firm's Management Labour & Employment Law Group as well as the Privacy Law Group.
Practice
Andy practices exclusively in the area of management-side Labour and Employment Law. He advises corporate clients on a wide range of human resource issues, including employee discipline and discharge, employment and consulting contracts, workplace investigations, collective agreement administration, obligations of departing employees, and the statutory obligations of employers pursuant to the Employment Standards Act and Ontario Human Rights Code. He has presented seminars, training programs, and papers on a variety of employment law topics.
Andy has appeared as litigation counsel before the Ontario Courts on wrongful dismissal matters, injunctive proceedings, and occupational health and safety prosecutions. He has represented employer clients before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Andy is also active as a member of the Board of Directors of several not-for-profit organizations.
Education
B.A. (Hons.), University of Toronto (1996)
LL.B., University of Windsor (2000)
Called to the Ontario Bar, 2002
Publications
- Labour & Employment Law Bulletin - First Family Day - February 2008
- Privacy Policy (Updated) - February 2008
- Pallett Valo LLP Introduces a Workforce Risk Management Solution - March 2007
- How Good Employment Contracts Can Benefit Employers and Employees - September 2006
- Disability During Reasonable Notice - What Every Employer Should Know - August 2006
- Kelly v. Linamar Corp: When an Employee is Criminally Charged for Off-Duty Conduct (published in the Human Resources Professionals Association) - April 2006
- Labour Bulletin - August 2005
- Mandatory Retirement - June 2005
- Privacy Law 2 'What it Means to your Business' - June 2004
- Labour Bulletin - May 2004
- Labour Bulletin - December 2003
- Labour Bulletin - October 2003
- Privacy Law 'What it means to your business' - October 2003