We are regularly asked for comments on employment issues of the day, and regarding high-profile cases we are involved with.
Below are posts, media appearance and other employment law updates from Swann Law.
The CBC fired the reporter after evidence of misconduct was found in his personal messages. While employees have a limited expectation of privacy when using company equipment, employers are expected to justify any search of the employee’s device, says Tatha Swann.
Tatha Swann talks to Carole MacNeil on CBC News about her clients’ sexual assault lawsuit against Soulepper Threatre and Artistic Director, Albert Schultz.
Tatha and her co-counsel, Alexi Wood, discuss the lawsuit of 4 women who accused Soulpepper Theatre artistic director Albert Schultz of sexual harassment.
Soulpepper actors Diana Bentley, Kristin Booth, Patricia Fagan and Hannah Miller sued for $4.25 million in damages and seeking $3.6 million from Schultz in the highest profile public case of sexual misconduct in Canada since U.S. film producer Harvey Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement.
Lawyers Tatha Swann and Alexi Wood alleged Soulpepper “failed to protect” four women and “failed to provide a safe work environment.” They also said Schultz was a mentor, guide and teacher to the actresses early in their careers.
Actor Mia Kirshner, filmmaker Sarah Polley and author Ann-Marie MacDonald are among hundreds of artists who released an open letter Monday morning supporting the four women who have filed civil lawsuits against Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Company and former artistic director Albert Schultz, alleging years of sexual harassment and assault by Mr. Schultz both on stage and off.
