- Jennifer Patterson
- Phone:(506) 462-4762
- Fax:(506) 453-9600
- Email:
- Employment & Labour
- Municipal
- Human rights
Jamie Eddy, KC, is a Partner in our Fredericton office and the NB chair of our Employment and Labour Group. Jamie is recognized as one of Canada’s top lawyers in the area of Employment and Labour by both the Best Lawyers in Canada, Martindale-Hubbell and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Jamie holds the designation of King’s Counsel and has appeared before the Canada Industrial Relations Board, New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board, the New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench and the New Brunswick Court of Appeal.
Jamie has extensive experience in all aspects of labour, employment and human rights law in both the municipal and private sectors, including:
- Union certification applications
- Labour injunctions
- Unfair labour practice complaints
- Grievance arbitrations
- Collective bargaining
- Occupational health and safety
- Pensions
- Human rights complaints
- Wrongful dismissal actions
- Disability claims
- Pro-active advice to unionized and non-unionized employers
King's Counsel
- 2022
Bar Admission
- New Brunswick (1993)
Law School
- University of New Brunswick
Education
- Mount Allison University (B.A., 1989)
- University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 1992)
Professional Activities & Affiliations
- Editorial Board – Federated Press, Executive Employment
- Member – Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
- Member – Human Resources Association of New Brunswick
- Past Director – Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
- Past Chair – Canadian Bar Association, Labour and Employment Section, New Brunswick Branch
- Past Governor – New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)
Activities Within Firm
- Managing Partner – Fredericton Office (2013 – 2016)
Lectures & Presentations
- University of New Brunswick HR Certificate Program (2000 – Present)
Law Society Memberships
- York-Sunbury Law Society
- Law Society of New Brunswick
- Canadian Bar Association
Languages
- English
- Amendments to the New Brunswick Employment Standards Act
- Preparing for Cannabis Legalization: Federal and Atlantic Canadian Regulations
- Are You Ready? Navigating Medical and Recreational Cannabis in the Workplace
- New Brunswick Employers Now Need to Accommodate Family Status
- No Obligation to Pay Long Term Incentive Bonus Upon Termination
- Workers’ Compensation May Have to Provide Benefits for Stress
- NB Government Responds to Employer Concerns over Potential Directors’ Liability
- New Liability for Directors of For-Profit Corporations
- Pension Benefits Act – Shared Risk Pension Plans “The Dutch Model”