Michel Cobti

 Lawyer
Key practice areas
Labour and Employment Law, Federal Labour and Employment Law, Labour Relations, Employment Law
Québec Bar 2022
Montréal
+1 438 844 7804
michel.cobti@langlois.ca
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Michel Cobti has a varied labour and employment law practice. He is especially interested in legal issues relating to labour standards, human rights and freedoms, and workplace harassment.

Michel advises unionized and non-unionized private- and public-sector employers and is regularly called on to independently investigate workplace harassment cases.

Before joining the firm, he was active with a community-based organization that provides legal information on labour standards to the public. He also completed a semester abroad at the China University of Political Science and Law.

Michel practises law in French and English.

Michel has a varied practice that includes:

  • defending clients in mediation, conciliation, and in litigation before the courts;
  • providing employers with strategic advice in the context of collective agreement bargaining and renewals;
  • accompanying employers in pay equity exercises.
  • Young Bar of Montréal, Member, since 2022

LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2021

Semester abroad, China University of Political Science and Law, China, 2019

Featured Articles

Publications
September 11th, 2024

Psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace: Provisions effective September 28, 2024
On March 21, 2024, the National Assembly of Québec unanimously adopted the long-awaited Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace. While some of its amendments took effect on March 27, 2024, when the Act received royal assent, other major changes to the Act respecting labour standards, Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases, Act respecting occupational health and safety and the Labour Code are set to take effect on September 28, 2024. This article briefly summarizes the Act’s major legislative amendments and what they mean for employers.
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Publications
June 26th, 2023

Bill C-13: The Official Languages Act gets a revamp
On May 15, 2023, the House of Commons passed Bill C-13, An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages, which amends various federal laws, including the Official Languages Act, and creates new rights for French-speaking communities across the country. This important legislation modernizes the Official Languages Act, which last underwent major reform more […]
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