Stephen Roberts was born in Windsor, Ontario. He joined the McTague Law Firm as a Partner in January of 2010. He attended the University of Windsor where he received his LL.B. Stephen is one of only ten professionals in Ontario certified as a Specialist in Workplace Safety and Insurance Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Stephen practices in the Employment and Labour Law Department and represents employers only in the area of Workplace Safety and Insurance, Human Rights, Disability Management, Occupational Health and Safety and other employment and labour law matters. He represents employers regularly at WSIB and WSIAT Appeal Hearings, and before other administration tribunals. Stephen assists employers with WSIB audits, rate group classification issues and WSIB registrations along with transfer of costs and SIEF applications. He also advises employers regularly on their obligations under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and the Employment Standards Act, including advice on return to work, accommodation and severance of employment issues.
| EDUCATION: |
| University of Windsor (LL.B., 1980); admitted to the Ontario Bar, 1982 |
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: |
| Essex Law Association |
| Employers' Advocacy Council |
| Ontario Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section |
| Advocates Society |
| COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND RECOGNITION: |
| Past Chair - Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce (1991-1992) |
| Past Director - Ontario Chamber of Commerce (1991-1992) |
| Past Director - Windsor Regional Children's Centre (1992-1999) |
| Past Director - Windsor Regional Hospital (1997-1999) |
| Past Chairperson and Member - Ozad Institute Committee (1996-2007) |
| Member of Advisory Committee for Judicial Appointments - Ontario (South and West) 2002-2004 WSIAT Advisory Group |
| Member of Law Society of Upper Canada's Workplace Safety and Insurance Law Certified Specialist Committee (2006-2007) |
| Policy Committee of the Employers' Advocacy Council |
| Member of the Executive of the Ontario Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section (Vice Chair and Co-Chair - Continuing Legal Education) |
| Speaker at numerous seminars on Workplace Safety and Insurance issues along with other employment and labour law topics |
| AWARDS AND RECOGNITION: |
| Recipient of the "Business Professional of the Year Award" from the Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce (2002) |
| Recipient of the "Charles J. Clark Award" from the Essex Law Association (2005) |
| ARTICLES, PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS: |
Published Works include:
- Lawyers Weekly - Insurance Coverage for Workplace Injuries
- Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Review
- Ontario Bar Association: Workers' Compensation Newsletter
- Employers' Advocacy Council Newsletter "The Voice"
- In Business Magazine
- Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Newsletter "The Chamber Briefs"
Recent Presentations include:
- CBI Health/Gowlings Effective WSIB Claims Management Seminar, presenting on the Current Issues in WSIB Claims Management
- Gowlings' Employment and Labour Law Seminar, presenting on Effective WSIB Claims Management
- Gowlings' Advanced Workers' Compensation Claims Management Training Course, presenting on Dispute Resolution and Appeals
- Co Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section Seminar "Current Issues in Workplace Safety and Insurance Law: 2009"
- BMO Nesbitt Burns (London) Estate Planning and Litigation Seminar
- Lancaster House Workplace Safety and Insurance Conference, presenting on the "Impact of the Economic Downturn: Assessing the Consequences for WSIB Policy and Practice"
- Learning Forum Seminar presenting on Recent Developments in Workplace Safety and Insurance Law
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