Hicks Morley’s Michael Hines authored an article in the Summer 2015 edition of Education Today entitled, “School Closures: Some Common Questions Answered”. The article highlights six commonly asked questions about the legal challenges that schools face when making decisions about school closures, while providing clarification and best practices for each. Michael states that “Ontario courts…
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Hicks Morley’s Stephanie Jeronimo and Julia Nanos co-authored two articles in the summer edition of ECHO, a newsletter published by the Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association. In the first article, entitled “New ESA Provisions now in Effect (Don’t Forget about the Posters!)“, the new rules are reviewed and the impact they will have on municipal employers. In…
Hicks Morley’s Stephen Shamie was quoted in The Globe and Mail on June 4, 2015, in an article entitled, “B.C. judge reserves ruling in CFL concussion suit“. The article discusses a lawsuit filed by Arland Bruce, a former CFL wide receiver, against the CFL. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Bruce ‘suffered a concussion during a…
Hicks Morley congratulates Natasha Monkman on receiving the CPBI Regional Volunteer of the Year Award. Natasha has served on the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute’s Ontario Regional Council since 2011, providing outstanding support to the Ontario Region by serving on many volunteer committees and Chairing this year’s Program and Conference Committee. In doing so, she…
Hicks Morley’s Michael Hines was quoted in a May 20, 2015 Toronto Star article entitled “New bargaining law unclear on teacher strikes, hearing told“. The article refers to a ruling on whether three Ontario high school strikes are illegal, based on a new law that does not seem to clearly ban local strikes over centrally…
Hicks Morley’s Susie Taing authored the article entitled, “Target Benefit Plans in Canada: Redistributing the Allocation of Risk“, in volume 83 of IPEBLA’s journal, International Pension Lawyer. In this article, Susie discusses how the Canadian pension industry has looked to the use of target benefit plans as a plan design to redistribute risk between the parties…
We are pleased to announce that Allison MacIsaac has joined Hicks Morley as an associate in our Toronto office. Allison currently practices in all areas of labour and employment law. Allison provides advice and representation to both private and public sector employers and management on a wide range of labour and employment issues including human…
We would like to extend a very special congratulations to all the employers and in particular our many clients who made the list of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2015. Now entering its ninth year, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers recognizes employers across Canada that have exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs. This competition recognizes successful…
The semi-final and final rounds of the annual Hicks Morley Cup Moot were held in our Toronto offices on March 27, 2015. The event provided an opportunity for students from Ontario law schools to litigate current legal issues of significance in the areas of human resource law and administrative law. This year, teams from 6…
Hicks Morley’s Scott Williams was quoted in an article entitled “What’s the Definition of Sister-in-Law”, in the March 2, 2015 edition of Law Times . Scott comments on a recent grievance involving a claim by an employee of North York General Hospital in Toronto, who sought 3 days of bereavement leave for her husband’s sister’s…