Frank is a senior litigator in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He is a strategic counsel for his clients, and has significant courtroom and hearing experience representing clients in complex and high-profile cases.
Industry: Colleges
Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell
Njeri helps employers realize the potential of their workplaces through the development of polices and procedures, the design and delivery of training for managers and employees, and, when the need arises, resolution of legal disputes through mediation and litigation.
Paul E. Broad
Paul has a general labour and employment practice, and works with a variety of employers in both the public and private sectors in a broad range of areas including employment standards, privacy and information management, labour relations, human rights and accessibility-related issues.
Colleges
While the education landscape continuously shifts, the college sector continues to be affected by limited government funding—with the ongoing challenge of delivering effective education in an efficient manner to a varied student body. As changes occur to the economy, technology and the workforce, so too must the program options that colleges deliver. This creates an…
Ontario Re-Introduces BPS Accountability, Transparency Legislation (Formerly Bill 179)
On July 8, 2014, the Ontario government re-introduced broader public sector (“BPS”) accountability and transparency legislation. If passed, proposed measures in Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014, would give the government the authority to create comprehensive compensation frameworks for certain employers in the BPS, and would implement a number…
Supervisors of Part-Time College Employees Now Excluded from Union Membership
In a decision with important implications for colleges across the province, Arbitrator Brian Keller has found that college employees who supervise part-time bargaining unit members are excluded from bargaining unit membership by operation of the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (the “CCBA” or “Act“). In this FTR Now, we discuss this decision and its significance for…
Ontario Government Proposes New Public Sector Compensation Restraint Legislation
On Monday, March 24, 2014, the Ontario government introduced Bill 179, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014. If passed, Bill 179 would give the government the authority to create comprehensive compensation frameworks for certain employers in the broader public sector (“BPS”), and would implement a number of measures to enhance “accountability…
Hicks Morley Congratulates Recipients of the 2012 Premier’s Awards
Hicks Morley was a proud sponsor of the 2012 Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Colleges Graduates and would like to extend a very special congratulations to all the organizations and individuals that won awards this year. The Premier’s Awards recognize the tremendous contribution Ontario’s college graduates make to the success of the province. View a listing…
Ontario Proposes Significant Changes to Wage Restraint and Collective Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector
On September 26, 2012, the Ontario Minister of Finance announced draft omnibus legislation, the Protecting Public Services Act, 2012 (the “Draft Bill”), which would implement new compensation restraint measures for the Broader Public Sector (“BPS”), and would impose a significant new provincially mandated collective bargaining regime. The Draft Bill would also make changes to the…
Court finds Discipline of Students for Online Comments about Professor to be Unreasonable
Are students entitled to use social networking sites to criticize the instruction they receive? The University of Calgary said "no" and disciplined the students who did. In the case of Pridgen v. University of Calgary, released May 9, 2012, the Alberta Court of Appeal found that the University’s decision to discipline the students was unreasonable….