Successfully argued to have a human rights complaint dismissed against a college due to the applicant’s disrespectful and inappropriate conduct.
Industry: Colleges
Ontario Posts New Sign Requirements under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017
The prescribed signs that employers, proprietors and others will be required to post under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 are now available on an Ontario government website.
Birchmount Conferences Group Inc: 2018 National Conference on Cannabis on Campus
Be Prepared for Cannabis Legalization Impacts on Your Campus:
-What is the new law stipulation? What are the implications?
-Developing policy around smoking, cultivation, edibles, being under the influence in class, health and safety, and drive safe messaging
-Impact on residences
-And More!
Freedom of Information Access Requests: A Practical Guide for Colleges
Hicks Morley’s Information, Data Security & Privacy Group invites you to participate in a special webinar for College Privacy Coordinators.
Access requests under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act can range in complexity from those involving single page records to large muti-part requests raising multiple legal and procedural issues involving substantial volumes of documents. College Privacy Coordinators are often confronted with having to make a variety of legal determinations within tight deadlines imposed by FIPPA.
Universities and Publicly-Assisted Colleges Take Note: Ontario Government Announces New Requirement for Free Speech Policy
On August 30, 2018, the government of Ontario announced that as of January 1, 2019, all universities and publicly-assisted colleges will be required to have a free speech policy that meets a minimum standard specified by the government…
Hicks Morley Ranked Seventh Worldwide and First in Canada by Who’s Who Legal: Labour & Employment 2018
Hicks Morley is ranked seventh worldwide and first in Canada by Who’s Who Legal: Labour & Employment 2018 for the amount of lawyers recognized by the directory. This edition features 1,131 lawyers from over 500 firms around the world.
BPS Executive Compensation – New Framework Takes Immediate Effect
On August 13, 2018, the Ontario government implemented a new Compensation Framework (New Framework) under the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 (BPSECA) that came into immediate effect.
CAPDHHE Newsletter Features Article by Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell on Responding to Human Rights Complaints in the Workplace
The summer 2018 edition of the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment in Higher Education (CAPDHHE)’s newsletter features an article authored by Hicks Morley lawyer Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell.
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop
This workshop focuses on essential investigation skills required by HR Professionals who are charged with investigating workplace incidents including: workplace harassment and violence complaints, discrimination and harassment complaints under the Human Rights Code, employee misconduct, such as suspected sick leave abuse or time theft, health and safety complaints.
Accommodation Training Workshop
There’s no such thing as “textbook” accommodation. Whether your employee has a challenging physical or mental disability that impacts their ability to do the job, childcare problems that interfere with their performance, faith-related obligations or is in the process of transitioning, how you respond to that individual’s request – or don’t – can mean significant liability for your organization. Are you prepared?