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Lesley A. Campbell

Lesley Campbell provides practical advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of employment, human rights, and labour issues such as wrongful dismissals, claims of discrimination and harassment, and grievances. Her practice includes employment litigation, human rights proceedings, arbitration advocacy, privacy, and judicial review. Lesley has appeared as counsel in all levels of court in Ontario (Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court, Court of Appeal), the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as in various Ontario Tribunals. Lesley holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional – Canada (CIPP/C) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Jennifer J. Querney

Jennifer provides advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sector on labour, employment and human rights issues.

COVID-19 and Workplace Preparedness

· 5 min read

Health officials in Canada have stated that the risk of contracting COVID-19 remains very low. That said, in recent weeks the virus has been top of mind for many, including employers. In this FTR Now, we discuss workplace pandemic planning and operational issues employers should be anticipating in the unlikely event of an outbreak.

Kindergarten Class Size Caps, Right to Remain Silent During a Board’s Investigation and More…

· 10 min read

In our first School Board Update of 2020, we discuss recent decisions of interest which look at kindergarten class size caps, whether a grievor had the right to remain silent during a school board’s investigation and whether a grievor was entitled to accommodation in respect of her commute to work. We also provide links to…

Arbitrator Renders Helpful Decision for Multi-Site Employers Dealing with Commute to Work Accommodation Requests

· 8 min read

In Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and Toronto District School Board, Grievance # 13-50 (Accommodation), Arbitrator Nyman held that the refusal of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to transfer the grievor, a secondary school teacher who suffered from chronic pain and fatigue, to a school located within 15 kilometers of her home to ease…

We Welcome a New Associate to the Firm

Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Rebecca Liu has joined the firm as an associate in our Toronto office. Rebecca represents private and public sector employers in grievance arbitrations, human rights complaints, wrongful dismissal claims, employment standards complaints and employment contract disputes.

Rebecca Liu

As an experienced litigator, Rebecca represents employers in grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, labour board proceedings and human rights complaints.