An article by Hicks Morley’s Carolyn Kay appeared in the September 20, 2010 issue of Canadian HR Reporter. The piece, entitled “Employers Can’t Afford to be Complacent with Pay Equity” discusses the Pay Equity Act. Carolyn reports complaints by employees and unions, and audits by the Pay Equity Commission continue to force employers to confront…
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Hicks Morley is pleased to announce the hiring of seven new associates. Working out of the firm’s Toronto office are Thomas Agnew, Joseph Cohen-Lyons, Hilary Jarvis, Erin Miller, and Richelle Pollard. Working out of the firm’s Ottawa office is Cheryl Waram and working out of the firm’s Waterloo office is Mike Hamilton.
Hicks Morley once again ranked #1 in Canada in the field of Labour and Employment Law in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2012. Hicks Morley has more listed lawyers (25 in total) in this field than any other firm in Canada and is also the #1 ranked firm in Ontario. Toronto John E. Brooks Labour and…
Hicks Morley’s Meghan Ferguson was quoted in the June issue Lexpert® Magazine in an article entitled “Safety Matters”. The article talks about the new workplace violence amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Bill 168) which came into effect June 15, 2010. View Summary of Article
Hicks Morley’s Meghan Ferguson was quoted in the June 14th edition of Law Times in an article entitled “Few Ready for Bill 168”. The article talks about the new workplace violence amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Bill 168) which come into effect June 15, 2010. Meghan discusses how employers needed a year…
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized in 2010 as a leading practitioner in Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010 List of lawyers click here. Further details can be found on Lexpert.ca
On April 21st in an article, entitled, “Hicks Morley Scores Big in WSIB Lobby” the FP Legal Post reports how Hicks Morley lawyers David Brady, Will LeMay and Liz Kosmidis were successful in having the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) reverse its practice on the payment of loss earnings benefits that had existed since…
In the May 2010 issue of Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Hicks Morley garnered a spot on the top 10 list of labour and employment boutique law firms in Canada. The article, entitled, “Tops in the Field” quotes Hicks Morley’s partner Stephen Shamie on the issue of the kind of expertise clients are looking for today and…
Hicks Morley’s Harvey Beresford was quoted by Law Times while speaking at the Ontario Bar Association Institute conference in Toronto last week. The article, entitled “Workplaces must adapt, lawyers say” discusses the impact of the global economic downturn on “power bargaining” in both the public and private sectors. Beresford says that “unions and employers need…
In the December issue of CBA’s The National magazine, Hicks Morley garnered an Honourable Mention for outstanding law firm websites in Ontario. The article, entitled, “Canada’s Best Law Firm Websites” discusses concepts of good web design, such as simplicity, currency and “curb appeal”. The results of this nationwide survey are based on the input of…