Career
Marie-Hélène Jolicoeur is a partner and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm. She has an expertise in the fields of labour and employment law, health law, and occupational health and safety law.
She appears before administrative tribunals and common law courts, primarily the Tribunal administratif du travail . She also acts as spokesperson for employers negotiating collective agreements.
Ms. Jolicoeur was called to the Bar in July 2007 and joined Lavery in July 2011 after practising with another law firm for several years.
From 2007 to 2009, she also worked for the legal advisory service at Montreal’s Small Claims Court on behalf of the Young Bar Association of Montréal. Since 2009, she has been actively involved in the Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal. On July 1, 2011, she was appointed its Vice-president, Corporate affairs and general secretary, and from 2012 to 2014, she served on its board of directors as chair of the Human resources committee. Marie-Hélène currently sits on the board of directors of a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to house and provide psycho-social services to young girls in difficulty.
Publications
“Alcool et drogues en milieu de travail: agir pour éviter le pire!” (Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace : Act to Avoid the Worst!), Avantages Magazine, February - March 2016
“Gérer la multiplicité des recours devant le TAT” (Managing multiple recourses before the TAT) in collaboration with Élodie Brunet, CRHA, November 2016, Ordre des Conseillers en ressources humaines agrées
Lavery Business, The Powers of CSST Inspectors, No. 12, March 2012
Comment on the decision in Caisse Desjardins Thérèse-de-Blainville and Syndicat des employées et employés professionnels-les et de bureau, section locale 575 (SEPB-CTC-FTQ) – L'adoption d'un code vestimentaire : un employeur “met ses culottes”, mais à quel prix ?, Bulletin ressources humaines, Éditions Yvon Blais, EYB2012BRH1044, March 2012
Webinar L’affaire Boies un an plus tard; quel est le diagnostic ?, Éditions Yvon Blais, April 24, 2012
Co-author of Droit de la santé, Lois et règlements annotés, Bulletin Droit de la Santé (BDS) et Droit de la santé en bref published by Éditions Yvon Blais (2010-2011
Les procédures judiciaires visant la protection des personnes dont l’état de santé mental représente un danger pour elles-mêmes ou pour autrui in Psychopathologie, Jeffrey S. Nevid, adapted edition, Éditions du Renouveau pédagogique, April 2011
Comment on the decision in Québec (Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail) v. Dollarama, s.e.c. – La personne morale fait toujours parler d’elle, Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, April 2011
Comment on the decision in Portnoy v. G. (L.), Sup. Ct. - La durée d’une ordonnance d’autorisation de soins : une question de faits, March 2010, Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, EYB201OREP925
Comment on the decisions in G. (G.) v. CSSS Richelieu-Yamaska and Centre de santé et de services sociaux Pierre-Boucher v. G. (A.) – La preuve de la dangerosité en matière de garde en établissement, April 2010, Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, EYB201OREP927
Comment on the decision in Turmel v. Turmel – L’examen médical d’une partie contre son gré : une requête utile lorsque le recours met en cause l’état de santé de cette dernière, June 2010, Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, EYB201OREP946
