Dianne Rideout is a partner in the Employment and Labour group in the Vancouver office where she practises in all areas of workplace law. With over 19 years of specialized experience in the area, Rideout has received industry recognition as a leader in employment law and workers' compensation law. Rideout regularly advises both domestic and international employers across a broad range of provincially and federally regulated industries. With a client-centric approach, Rideout skillfully advises businesses on navigating complex workplace issues, including workplace crisis management, hiring practices, disciplinary actions, terminations, human rights claims, wrongful and constructive dismissals, return to work issues, and other work-related matters. Rideout has extensive experience in drafting employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements and other employment-related documents, and handles claims relating to post-employment competition by employees, human rights violations in the workplace, workers' compensation and occupational health and safety matters, compliance with employment standards and executive compensation matters.