Jamie Eddy, KC

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BIO

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 and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Jamie has extensive experience in all aspects of labour, human rights and employment law including:

  • Union certification applications
  • Unfair labour practice complaints
  • Grievance arbitrations
  • Attendance management
  • Labour injunctions
  • Collective bargaining
  • Occupational Health And Safety Act matters
  • Pensions
  • Human rights complaints
  • Wrongful dismissal actions
  • Disability claims
  • Advice to employers in unionized workplaces
  • Advice to employers in non-unionized workplaces
BACKGROUND

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)
  • Human Resources Association of New Brunswick, Saint John Chapter – How to Keep it Legal – The Latest Legal Trends in Human Resources (2016)
  • Lancaster Human Rights and Labour Law Conference – Co-Chair (2015)
  • Lancaster House Labour Law Conference – Co-Chair (2012)
  • Contact NB – Most Influential Employment Decisions of 2011 and 2012
  • Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers – Atlantic Canada Employment Law Update (2011)
  • Human Resources Association of New Brunswick – Year in Review (2011)

Law Society Memberships

  • York-Sunbury Law Society
  • Law Society of New Brunswick
  • Canadian Bar Association

Languages

  • English
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