Connie Cheung

(she/her)

Connie advises, represents and advocates for employers on a wide range of employment and labour law matters, in both the public and private sector. Thoughtful and strategic, Connie complemented her strong private practice with a secondment with one of Canada’s largest retailers where she skillfully lead its labour and employment department nation-wide. Connie began her career with Sherrard Kuzz LLP as a student during which time she participated in a secondment with the Ontario Labour Relations Board. She is bilingual – English/Mandarin.

Connie is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association, and Ontario Bar Association (Administrative Law, Labour & Employment, Privacy and Access to Information, Civil Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights).

Areas of Focus:

Publications & Media

Job Posting for “Qualified Woman” Not Discriminatory ~ Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

April, 2025

Management Counsel
Refusal To Mask: Human Rights Tribunal Rejects Creed-Based Request for Accommodation and Addresses Disability

April, 2021

Management Counsel
No Contracting Out of Employment Standards Minimum Even if Employer and Employee Voluntarily Agree.

August, 2019

Management Counsel

Speaking Engagements

Understanding the Legal Implications of Remote Work

October 18, 2024

Osgoode Professional Development | YORK UNIVERSITY
Making a Fair Assessment: Evaluating credibility from an EDI perspective

March 15, 2024

Lancaster House
Annual Current Issues in Labour Law – Wage Re-Opener and Bill 124

February 28, 2024

Ontario Bar Association
Employment and Labour Law Workplace Considerations Post COVID-19 Vaccines

June 27, 2023

CPA Ontario
Termination of Employment: New Risks and Best Practices

March 08, 2023

Sherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers
Termination of Employment: New Risks and Best Practices

March 08, 2023

Sherrard Kuzz LLP HReview
EDI Concerns in the Workplace: A practical session with experts on how to ensure fairness and inclusivity

December 01, 2022

Lancaster House
Preventing Discrimination, Harassment, Bullying & Violence in the Workplace

November 15, 2022

Infonex Professional Development
Mitigating Risk – WSIB and Terminations

February 27, 2020

Human Resources Professionals Association
2019 Year in Review… And what to expect in 2020

December 4, 2019

Sherrard Kuzz LLP HReview
Careers in Litigation: Insights on Asian-Canadian Under-Representation and Diversity in Litigation

February 23, 2019

Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers 12^th Annual Conference

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