Mary Lou Brady

As a practice group leader, partner and former board member at Siskinds in its London, Ontario office, Mary Lou has been practicing exclusively in the area of management-side employment law for more than 20 years.

Mary Lou recognizes that people are the most valuable resource in any organization. She works co-operatively with employers and human resource professionals to manage this critical resource through practical advice and real-world solutions.

As such, Mary Lou represents employers in the full spectrum of the employment relationship, with particular emphasis on hiring and retention of employees, employment agreements, employee discipline, employee terminations and wrongful dismissal actions, human rights, employment standards, policy development, and day-to-day legal compliance.

Mary Lou has also developed a unique subset to her practice. She regularly provides strategic advice to corporate lawyers and business owners on employment-related issues arising in downsizings, closures, and sales, purchases or amalgamations of business.

As a trusted advisor, Mary Lou prides herself on developing strong, long-lasting client relationships while delivering excellent results that are born of talent, training and true commitment to her clients.

Mary Lou joined Siskinds in January 2005 as part of the firm's initiative to expand its labour and employment group. Before doing so, she spent six years practicing management-side labour and employment law for a large national law firm in both its Toronto and London offices.

Law Society of Ontario, Member
Middlesex Law Association, Member
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE), Member
LinkedIn - Canadian Bar Association Labour & Employment, Canadian HR Law, Canadian HR Network, Human Resources Professionals Association (London & District Chapter)

Mary Lou Brady has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2024 and 2025.

Mary Lou frequently speaks to groups on employment topics. Most notably, she has now helped organize 20+ annual conferences for employers, speaking on topics such as workplace investigations, employee alcohol consumption, employment law pitfalls, employment contracts 101, employee social networking, and accommodating disabilities

• Return to the office: Struggling with employees unwilling or unable to return
• Implementing a four-day workweek: Legal issues for employers to consider
• The future of remote work: Important employer considerations
• Laws of attraction: When allowing employee romances may be bad for business (and the employer’s pocketbook!)
• Risky business: Alleging cause if you don’t have it
• Beyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rules
• Truth or Lies: Providing Employment References
• She’s Having a Baby! What do the New Extended EI Parental Benefits Mean for Employers?
• Indecent Proposal? Whether and How to Ask Existing Employees to Sign New Employment Contracts
• Hot Off the Press – Changing Workplaces Final Report Released
• Terminating Employees for Criminal Charges: Does Just Cause Exist
• Ontario Minimum Wage Rates Increase October 1, 2016
• Double Jeopardy Also Applies to Employee Discipline
• Recent Case Highlights Importance of Severability Clauses in Employment Agreements
• Time Off to Vote for Federal Election – October 19, 2015
• Sobering Thoughts: Hosting Social Functions with Alcohol and How to Reduce Your Liability
• New SCC Decision Finds Paid Administrative Suspensions Can Trigger Constructive Dismissals
• New ESA Poster Requirements for Ontario Employers
• Litigation Perils: Winning the battle, but losing the war!
• New Human Rights Commission Policy on Mental Health and Addiction