Best of the Best, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top legal practitioners, has recognized two Hicks Morley lawyers in its Expert Guides 2017 directory for the practice area of Labour and Employment law. Congratulations to Stephen Shamie and John Brooks on this recognition!
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Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Shivani Chopra has joined the firm as an associate in our Toronto office. Shivani is an experienced litigator who has spent a decade in courts tenaciously representing clients on employment, corporate/commercial litigation, and civil litigation matters. We would also like to extend a very special congratulations to Shivani on being a recipient of a 2017 Lexpert Zenith Award: Celebrating Women in Law.
The article provides an overview of the latest changes to workplace legislation in the new Fair Workplaces Act. “These are potentially big changes
the employer community will have to be ready for. To the extent that any of these major changes come about, I think that the HR community is going to be very busy helping guide their organizations in making sure that they fully understand the full scope and extent of what these changes mean to the way we do business” Craig said…
Yesterday, Hicks Morley’s Craig Rix appeared on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss the impacts that Bill 148 – the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 might have for Ontario’s employer community…
Hicks Morley’s Thomas Agnew authored an article in Benefits Canada titled “Court affirms employer right to provide truthful, candid reference for former employee.” The article discusses how employers are not liable defamation when it provided a truthful – but negative – reference about a former employee…
TVO quoted Siobhan O’Brien in a May 30, 2017 article titled “Everything you need to know about the transgender bill.” Bill C-16 proposes to include gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act and hate speech provisions under the Criminal Code. By including “gender identity” and “gender…
Canadian HR Reporter quoted Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman in a May 29, 2017 article titled “Ontario to cover prescription drugs – with no co-pays – for residents under 25”. The article reviews the latest budget announcement where Ontario will be covering prescription medicines for residents age 24 and under as of. January 1, 2018, and how this new measure could save employers 10 per cent on claim costs…
Benefits Canada quoted Hicks Morley’s Craig Rix in a May 23, 2017 article titled “Ontario urged to consider minimum standard for health benefits”. The article talks about the latest report released by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, and how these changes would affect employers…
The Lawyer’s Daily quoted Hicks Morley’s Stephen Shamie in a May 16, 2017 article titled “B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses former CFL player’s concussion lawsuit”…
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.