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Jessica Paglia

Jessica Paglia

Employment, Labour & Contracts Lawyer

Specialisation: Canadian Employment & Labour Law, Employment Standards, Workplace Compliance

 

Jessica Paglia is an employment and labour lawyer at SpringLaw, a Canadian virtual law firm that practises exclusively in employment, labour, and human rights law. She advises employers on a wide range of compliance matters including employment contracts, workplace safety, human rights and accommodations, wrongful dismissals, collective bargaining, and workplace investigations.

 

At Employsome, Jessica contributes expert legal analysis on Canadian employment law, provincial compliance risks, and the legal considerations foreign companies face when hiring through an Employer of Record in Canada.

Background

Jessica holds a JD from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and is called to the bar in Ontario. Before joining SpringLaw, she worked in the Labour and Employment Group at Miller Canfield, where she advised both Canadian and American clients on labour disputes, grievance arbitrations, collective bargaining, employment contracts, and workplace safety and insurance matters. She has appeared before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and Ontario’s Small Claims Court.

Her practice at SpringLaw focuses on providing employers with practical, compliance-first legal advice. She regularly advises on Employer of Record (EOR) structures, employment standards obligations, termination procedures, and the provincial regulatory requirements that foreign companies must navigate when hiring in Canada. She also conducts third-party workplace investigations.

Jessica is a regular contributor to SpringLaw’s award-winning employment law blog and has been published in Lexology, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and Canada Employment & Human Rights Law. Her recent writing covers remote work compliance, termination clause risks, Ontario’s job posting rules, and AI in hiring, topics directly relevant to companies using EOR services in Canada.

Outside of her legal practice, Jessica serves on the Town of Essex Appeals Committee and supervises Pro Bono Students Canada.

Credentials

Education

  • JD, University of Windsor Faculty of Law

Admissions

  • Law Society of Ontario, called to the bar

Career

  • Employment, Labour & Contracts Lawyer, SpringLaw (current)
  • Associate, Labour and Employment Group, Miller Canfield

Practice Areas

  • Canadian Employment Law & Employment Standards
  • Employer of Record (EOR) Compliance
  • Employment Contracts & Terminations
  • Wrongful Dismissals
  • Workplace Safety & Insurance
  • Human Rights & Accommodations
  • Labour Disputes & Collective Bargaining
  • Workplace Investigations
  • Contractor vs. Employee Classification

Selected Publications

Employment Law & Compliance

  • Termination Clauses in 2026: Why “ESA-Compliant” Still Isn’t Enough, SpringLaw Blog
  • Remote Work Compliance: Key Rules Canadian Employers Must Update for 2026, SpringLaw Blog / Canada Employment & Human Rights Law
  • Ontario: Ensure a Four-Day Workweek Works for Your Organization, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • An Interview with SpringLaw Discussing Remote Working in Canada, co-authored with Lisa Stam, Lexology

External Profiles