Shana Wolch

Occupational health and safety (investigations, defence of charges, policy creation, training, implementation); white collar crime; employee trust thefts; alcohol and drug, cannabis; transactions; privacy; workplace employment policies; workplace investigations including training; employee discipline and dismissal; disability and accommodation; human rights and discrimination; workers’ compensation; pension and benefits; education legal issues; unionized workforce issues.

Shana Wolch is a Partner in our Calgary office. She assists clients with all of their day-to-day human resources matters. Shana’s practice includes occupational health and safety (safety compliance, investigations, and defense of charges), workers’ compensation and disability management, human rights, and privacy. Shana has extensive experience with alcohol and drug policies, administration and compliance, cannabis (from assisting start-up growers and retail companies to managing personnel and fitness for duty), workplace investigations, white collar crimes, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as management-side labour issues.

CBA (Labour and Employment – South – Past Chair; Privacy). Alberta Director, CACE. Board Secretary, Rundle College Society; Director, Mount Royal University Foundation.

Considerations and Risks in AI Decisions – Lancaster House; Key Considerations for Building an Effective Whistleblowing Policy – Blog and HR Reporter; Keep Calm and ... Understand Cannabis: What Employers in the Energy Sector Want to Know About Legalized Cannabis in the Workplace - Canadian Energy Law Foundation, Volume 56, Issue 2 of the Alberta Law Review; Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide – published article on Cannabis FAQs; A Look at Canadian Privacy and Anti-Spam Laws - International Association of Defense Counsel, Volume 84, Issue 4 of the Defense Counsel Journal; Various McCarthy Tétrault L&E Blogs including: Obtaining Marevas During Times of Increased Fraud; COVID-19 Update: Moving Forward - Considerations for the Re-Opening of Physical Workplaces

University of Calgary

LL.B.

University of Manitoba

BEd

2000