Sara Forte is an employment lawyer and founder of Forte Law, a boutique labour & employment law firm with offices in BC and Alberta. Forte Law’s team of 7 lawyers advise businesses and workers on hiring, firing and everything in between. Sara’s litigation practice includes civil matters as well as labour arbitrations and proceedings before the Human Rights Tribunal, Employment Standards Branch and WorkSafe BC. After 16 years of representing clients in workplace harassment matters, Sara founded StandUP Teams™, an innovative respectful workplace program that includes bystander training. In these pandemic times, Sara’s home office zoom calls include regular appearances by her husband, 3 school-aged children, 2 cats and flock of backyard chickens.