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Overtime Employment Standards – Construction Industry
November 8th, 2023 by SNJ
Overtime requirements for construction jobs in the Province of Manitoba are governed either by the Employment Standards Code or The Construction Industry Wages Act (CIWA). For construction jobs that fall outside of CIWA, generally, employers must pay their employees overtime if they exceed 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. However, Averaging Agreements and Averaging Permits allow for employees to work over the standard… Read More »
Congratulations Cassandra J. Bueckert
May 29th, 2023
Cassandra received her Call to the Manitoba Bar on May 15, 2023 after graduating with her Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba. While in Law School, she served as the Vice-President of the Environmental Law Group and VP of Communications for the Business Law Group. She also worked as a student intern with the Public Interest Law Centre (Legal Aid… Read More »
Directors and Officers – Liability to Employees
May 4th, 2023 by Samuel Teichroew
Generally directors and officers of a corporation are not personally liable for the obligations of a corporation, with certain exceptions. Directors and officers need to understand when they may be held personally liable for the actions or inactions of the corporation. The law is very clear regarding a directors and officers’ duty to understand their corporation’s legal obligations – ignorance is no defence. If a… Read More »
GET TO KNOW…ALEXANDRA M. PHILIPPOT
April 19th, 2023 by SNJ
BACKGROUND Alexandra grew up on a small acreage near Stonewall, Manitoba. Throughout her undergraduate degree, she worked as a legal assistant in her hometown and then joined SNJ in 2020 as a summer student. EDUCATION Alexandra obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in French from the University of Manitoba, graduating with Distinction in 2018. She was… Read More »
Get to Know… Mathieu R. Lafrenière
February 23rd, 2023
BACKGROUND Mathieu first joined the SNJ family as an articling student in May of 2015. In May of 2016, after being called to the Bar, Mathieu remained a part of the SNJ team as an associate lawyer. EDUCATION Prior to working at SNJ, Mathieu graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 2009, he majored in Philosophy with a minor… Read More »
GET TO KNOW… PAUL F. REIMER
February 2nd, 2023
BACKGROUNDPaul grew up in and continues to live close to Blumenort, Manitoba. After graduating high school at the Steinbach Christian School in 2014, Paul entered university at the University of Manitoba. EDUCATIONIn 2017, Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in history and a minor in political studies. While in the Faculty of Arts, he received several academic awards, including awards… Read More »
