us contact us site map news apply for legal assistance click here sponsored by law foundation of ontario sponsored by community legal clinic simcoe haliburton kawartha lakes wrongfully fired unfairly terminated laid off in bad faith no termination pay job standards unpaid overtime maternity leave denied vacation withheld forced to quit constructive dismissal job is changed harassment human rights discrimination human rights disability accommodation unfair final payout little termination pay after months or years of service health & safety injured at work health or safety placed at risk in workplace email protected provides free legal services to low and middle income workers from across ontario . the program is made possible by the community legal clinic simcoe haliburton kawartha lakes and the law foundation of ontario . features and news the law foundation of ontario sponsors email protected partnership to focus on public legal education awareness and empowerment the law foundation of ontario has sponsored a email protected lawyer for two years . this partnership is a critical step to building a program to educate low income workers about their legal rights ; the steps they may take to enforce their rights on their own ; and the availability of summary advice brief legal service and representation . email protected works to move service providers worker advocates and low income employees to a shared understanding of the need and means by which workers may assert their legal rights at work . click here to learn more ... ontario bar association wrongful dismissal taskforce how well does the law serve workers how well do you think the law serves terminated workers as part of a taskforce struck by the ontario bar association the professional association of lawyers in ontario email protected is participating in a consultation on ways to improve how wrongful dismissal court cases are handled in ontario . this taskforce was established in response to challenge issued to the labour & employment law section of the legal profession by ontario s top judge chief justice warren winkler . it will make recommendations on how to improve access to justice for wrongfully dismissed workers . click here to learn more ... migrant worker project providing legal services facing canada s shame some of the most linguistically and vulnerable workers in canada are being denied the same legal rights and protections enjoyed by every other worker in canada . this shocking reality faced every day by foreign workers employed on canadian farms as part of the government sponsored seasonal agricultural workers program sawp . email protected has launched a program to provide legal services to those foreign nationals who are enticed to our country each year in order to provide cheap and potentially exploitable labour to agricultural enterprises who can not find workers in the canadian labour market . click here to learn more ... email protected now at work sponsored by surrey divorce lawyers new free legal service serves ontario s low income workers the community legal clinic simcoe haliburton kawartha lakes launches email protected a new employment law practice group serving low income workers across ontario for free . email protected is now accepting clients who have been wrongfully dismissed constructively dismissed unfairly denied termination pay exposed to a job related health or safety hazard or been the victim of discrimination or harassment in the workplace . the program uses lawyers and community legal workers to provide public legal education self help materials legal advice brief service and representation before courts and tribunals . the program accepts clients from anywhere in the province . click here to learn more ... copyright 2008 . justice at work email protected . sponsored by community legal clinic simcoe haliburton kawartha lakes toll free 1 800 461 8953 .