Mélanie Lefebvre is a partner in the firm. She has been practicing exclusively in labour and employment law for over 25 years. She advises and represents employers before administrative bodies and tribunals, as well as before the courts. Ms. Lefebvre also negotiates collective agreements and handles grievance arbitration. She also has solid experience in occupational health and safety law. She acts on behalf of employers in matters of prevention, compensation and financing of the plan, and represents them before the CNESST, the Tribunal administratif du travail and the Court of Québec (in penal matters). She is frequently consulted on issues relating to psychological or sexual harassment in the workplace, the management of absenteeism and disability, the protection of human rights and freedoms and of personal information in the workplace, as well as on questions of reasonable accommodation.