Karen Jensen
Associate
Karen Jensen has represented clients in complex human rights, employment and labour law matters for a number of years.
Ms. Jensen represents employers in human rights disputes, collective bargaining, certification matters, sale of a business and single employer claims, complaints of unfair labour practices, grievance and interest arbitrations, unjust and wrongful dismissal complaints, occupational health and safety, and employment standards matters. Ms. Jensen provides proactive advice to employers on the full range of human rights, employment and labour law issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Jensen was assistant dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, and taught dispute resolution. From 2005-2009, she was a full-time member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal where she adjudicated and mediated human rights disputes in both official languages.
Ms. Jensen is fully trilingual (English, French and Spanish) and represents clients in both official languages before the courts and tribunals.
Year of call
Ontario 1994
Law school
LL.B., Western University, 1992
Education
M.Ed., University of Toronto, 1988
B.A., University of Winnipeg, 1983
Speaking engagements
- “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Early Dismissal Motions in Human Rights Proceedings,” paper presented at the 12th Annual National Administrative Law and Labour & Employment Law Conference of the Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, November 25, 2011.
- “Accommodation Challenges,” paper presented at the Human Resources Professionals Association, Ottawa, May 10, 2011.
- “Mental Health and the Workplace: Important Issues for HR Professionals to Consider,” paper presented at the Human Resources Professionals Association Roundtable, Ottawa, February 23, 2011.
- “Pay Equity: The Latest on Maintenance and Focus on Enforcement,” Ottawa Annual Employment Law Conference of Ogilvy Renault, Ottawa, November 1, 2010.
- “Concurrent Jurisdiction and the Adjudication of Human Rights Disputes,” paper presented to the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals, Ottawa, June 11, 2006.
- “Conducting Effective Pre-Hearing Case Management and Mediation,” paper presented for the Canadian Institute’s Program on Decision-Writing and Conducting a Fair Hearing, Ottawa, November 23, 2006.
- “Proving Race Discrimination,” paper presented at Continuing Legal Education forum in Toronto, May 16, 2002, at an Ontario Human Rights Commission internal conference in Toronto, May, 2003, and at a conference on “Hate and Racism” (co-sponsored by the Indigenous Bar Association and the Law Commission of Canada) in Montreal, March 20, 2004.
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- County of Carleton Law Association
- Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)