Jean-François Lecours
Associate lawyer
Jean-François Lecours
Associate lawyer
Mr. Lecours' practice focuses on labour law and occupational health and safety. He acts as an employer's attorney in the private and public sectors, notably in education, health and social services, and for private companies.
He appears before arbitration tribunals, common law courts, the Administrative Labour Tribunal and other specialized bodies in disputes involving the interpretation and application of collective agreements, labour and occupational health and safety laws, human rights charters, as well as disciplinary measures and termination of employment.
Mr. Lecours advises and represents employers in the negotiation of collective agreements for public agencies and private companies.
He devotes part of his professional activities to access to information and privacy law. He also acts as an investigator for complaints of harassment in the workplace, and as a prosecutor for public inquiries under the Coroners Act.
- Representation in appeals for judicial review of administrative tribunal decisions
- Workplace policies and procedures
- Administrative or disciplinary measures and dismissal
- Employment contracts
- Labour and employment standards
- Collective agreement negotiation and interpretation
- Grievance arbitration
- Essential services maintenance disputes
- Certification and revocation of union certification
- Charter of rights and freedoms
- Privacy and access to information legislation
- Pay equity
- Federal labour law
- Litigation related to compensation for employment injuries (SST)
- Litigation related to employer imputation by CNESST and classification (SST)
- Intervention following statements of offence related to contravention of OHS laws and regulations and labour standards (LNT)
- Immigration law and advice on hiring foreign workers
- Harassment in the workplace
- Extraordinary work-related remedies before common law courts
- Advice on corporate mergers and acquisitions (labour relations issues)
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Bachelor's degree
(Université de Sherbrooke, 1991)
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Psychological harassment investigator
- Representation in appeals for judicial review of administrative tribunal decisions
- Workplace policies and procedures
- Administrative or disciplinary measures and dismissal
- Employment contracts
- Labour and employment standards
- Collective agreement negotiation and interpretation
- Grievance arbitration
- Essential services maintenance disputes
- Certification and revocation of union certification
- Charter of rights and freedoms
- Privacy and access to information legislation
- Pay equity
- Federal labour law
- Litigation related to compensation for employment injuries (SST)
- Litigation related to employer imputation by CNESST and classification (SST)
- Intervention following statements of offence related to contravention of OHS laws and regulations and labour standards (LNT)
- Immigration law and advice on hiring foreign workers
- Harassment in the workplace
- Extraordinary work-related remedies before common law courts
- Advice on corporate mergers and acquisitions (labour relations issues)