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Sears Canada starting to sound a bit like Target: Employment lawyer
BNN, July 11, 2017Television
URL: http://www.bnn.ca/video/sears-canada-starting-to-sound-a-bit-like-target-employment-lawyer~1164578
Muneeza Sheikh, partner at Levitt LLP, says Sears Canada's largest investor Eddie Lampert has many reputational hurdles ahead as he considers a deal for Sears Canada amid financial uncertainty for the company. Lampert is also the CEO of parent company Sears Holdings.
The RCMP is facing four Labour Code charges.
CTV, July 4, 2017Television
URL: https://www.facebook.com/CTVNewsChannel/videos/1477933625601297/
The RCMP is facing four Labour Code charges stemming from a 2014 shooting that left three officers dead and two injured. Muneeza Sheikh, a labour lawyer joins us for legal analysis on the case.
Man Charged in Quebec Mosque Attack
CTV News, January 30, 2017Television
URL: https://www.facebook.com/CTVNewsChannel/videos/1319630944764900/
Across Canada, hundreds of people are coming together to remember the victims of the deadly Quebec mosque shooting. Muneeza Sheikh, Director of Communications at Canadian Muslim vote joined CTV News Channel with her views and reaction over what happened.
Canadian Mosque Flag Campaign
CityNews, September 9, 2016Television
One group wants to see Canadian flags in front of every Canadian mosque in hopes of fostering better understanding of their community. Muneeza Sheikh comments on CityNews...
Supreme Court of Canada Rules to Protect Workers Against Unjust Firings
BNN, July 14, 2016Television
Half a million non-unionized federally regulated workers now have the right to not be fired without just cause after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to put their rights back on par with those of unionized employees. Levitt LLP Partner Muneeza Sheikh joins BNN to break down what it means for federally regulated employers and the labour market..
Canadian Union of Postal Workers Turns Down Arbitration
CTV News, July 7, 2016Television
The Canada Post could lock out employees as early as Monday if no new contract is in place. Employment and Labour Lawyer Muneeza Sheikh joins CTV news to describe the significance of the union turning down arbitration with Canada Post...
Canada Post trying to ‘provoke’ workers: CUPW
CTV News, July 6, 2016Television
URL: http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=905173
Employment and Labour Lawyer Muneeza Sheikh weighs in on the significance of the 72-hour notice and the pressure for talks to continue...
Is Uber a Car Service?
CTV News, May 27, 2016Television
URL: https://www.levittllp.com/news/uber-car-service/
Employment Lawyer Muneeza Sheikh discusses whether Uber is a cab service as the app’s future in Ontario rests on a court decision...
Military Justice System
CTV News, April 30, 2016Television
URL: https://www.levittllp.com/news/military-justice-system/
How does the military justice system work? Employment and Labour Lawyer Muneeza Sheikh weighs in...
United Airlines CEO could face termination over remarks: Lawyer
BNN, April 11, 2017Television
URL: http://www.bnn.ca/video/united-airlines-ceo-could-face-termination-over-remarks-lawyer~1098647
Levitt LLP partner Muneeza Sheikh gives BNN her legal perspective on the United Airlines incident where a passenger was violently dragged off an overbooked flight. She says the airline company's CEO could face termination over remarks made in the aftermath.
The grey area around BlackBerry's 'transferring' of employees
BNN, February 17, 2017Television
URL: http://www.bnn.ca/the-close/the-grey-area-around-blackberry-s-transferring-of-employees~1060128
BlackBerry has been hit with a class-action lawsuit after transferring employees to Ford following a partnership between the two companies. Levitt LLP employment lawyer Muneeza Sheikh joins BNN to discuss the lawsuit and why there can be confusion surrounding the concept of "transferring" employees.
Follow up appearance on CTV discussing next steps to take after the Quebec Mosque shooting.
CTV News, February 5, 2017Television
URL: https://www.facebook.com/CTVNewsChannel/videos/1325432624184732/
On January 29th 2017 6 men were killed and 19 injured in a Quebec mosque during evening prayer. The massacre has prompted Canadians across the country to speak up and to show support to the Muslim community. Muneeza Sheikh with Canadian Muslim Vote joined CTV News Channel on what needs to change in our country to ensure acceptance.
Fox News has decided to cut ties with long time host Bill O’Reilly amid sexual harassment allegations.
CTV News Channel, April 21, 2017Television
URL: https://www.facebook.com/CTVNewsChannel/videos/1403844183010242/
Fox News has decided to cut ties with long time host Bill O’Reilly amid sexual harassment allegations. We check in with Levitt LLP Employment Lawyer Muneeza Sheikh for what this means to the embattled host and broadcaster.
Take it from a human rights lawyer: the system screwed up in seeking justice for 'Angela Cardinal'
CBC, June 7, 2017Online
URL: http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/angela-cardinal-justice-1.4148357
I thought I'd heard everything. But I was truly astounded reading about Cardinal's treatment.
Principals ordered to confiscate letter demanding ‘transparency’ in York board
Toronto Star, May 19, 2016Online
URL: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/05/19/york-board-orders-principals-to-intercept-mail.html
Labour and employment lawyer Muneeza Sheikh, a partner with the firm Levitt and Grosman, called the directive legal — but otherwise questionable.
“At the end of the day, the board will likely take the position that they, like any employer, have the right to run their business in a manner that they see fit. Part and parcel of that autonomy gives them the right to filter the mail,” said Sheikh.
“It is most certainly unethical, because it creates roadblocks to public accountability, but it is not illegal.”...
Muneeza in the Middle explores Muslim woman’s search for identity
The Toronto Star, January 20, 2015Online
The voluminous black and white scarf Toronto lawyer Muneeza Sheikh wraps around her head as a hijab at the conclusion of documentary Muneeza in the Middle has a dramatic skull motif — and is from designer Alexander McQueen.
Do faith and fashion have to be at odds for a devout Muslim woman?
In Ottawa filmmaker Hoda Elatawi’s revelatory doc, premiering Wednesday Jan. 21 on CBC’s documentary channel, Sheikh, 33, struggles with defining herself and understanding how the image she projects relates to who she is as a woman, wife and particularly as a mother...
Ottawa filmmaker to premiere documentary on Muslim identity in Canada
Metro Toronto, January 1, 2015Online
The subject of an upcoming documentary about the challenges of being a Muslim woman in Canada says Canadians should be more educated about the religion before they jump to stereotypes and “paint everybody with the same brush.”
Muneeza Sheikh is a 33-year-old Toronto lawyer, wife, and mother of two small children. She is a practicing Muslim who prays regularly and fasts during Ramadan.
She also lives what some call a “flashy” lifestyle with expensive clothes and fillers implanted in her face...
Biography
Muneeza Sheikh practices in the area of labour, employment and human rights law. She provides advice and representation in employment matters to corporations and executives, including dismissal, hiring, contracts, human rights and employment litigation. Sheikh successfully resolves difficult and complex employment matters, both litigious and non-litigious. Sheikh works closely with her employer clients to ensure their policies relating to employment law and human rights are enforced and applied throughout the workplace in a manner that is efficient and consistent. She conducts a number of management and HR workshops, to help keep employers apprised of what their obligations are under the current employment legislative scheme. In her labour law practice, Sheikh works with employers in preparing and presenting complex labour matters before administrative tribunals and the court. She has represented clients before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, the Grievance Settlement Board, and at private arbitrations. Within her practice, Sheikh has also conducted a number of workshops on the importance of diversity engagement in the workplace. In 2015, she was a speaker at the Women and Leadership conference, and spoke specifically to diversity and equality in the workplace. In her personal time, Sheikh acts as a Board member for the Muslim Welfare Centre, a Canadian charity doing work both inside and outside of the Muslim Community. She is also the Director of Communications for the Canadian Muslim Vote, an organization that strives to increase the engagement of Muslim Canadians in the democratic process. Sheikh is regularly invited to present workshops at mosques, community centres, shelters, and various universities to speak about her experience as a lawyer, and a human rights activist. Sheikh was also featured in CBC’s documentary titled “Muneeza in the Middle”, which aired in January of 2015. The documentary looked at her journey in trying to reconcile her identity as a Muslim woman with her identity as a Canadian woman. The documentary was widely received, and since then, Sheikh has been contacted on a number of occasions to speak to identity issues as a second generation Canadian.
Recognition/Reconnaissance
Zenith Award Winner | Professional
Zenith Awards - Celebrating Woman in Law