Indigenous lawyer wins lawsuit over unpaid work against day school survivors' firm

Indigenous lawyer wins lawsuit over unpaid work against day school survivors' firm

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An Indigenous lawyer from Manitoba won a lawsuit filed in 2020 against a firm that led a class-action for survivors of federal Indian day schools. The lawyer alleged she was not compensated for years of her work, and the court ruled in her favor. This decision highlights issues of fair compensation within legal representation for Indigenous survivors.

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