Hicks Morley is pleased to announce the hiring of five new associates. Working out of the firm’s Toronto office are Jennifer Del Vecchio, P. Adrian Di Lullo, Carolyn Cornford Greaves, Stephanie N. Jeronimo and Carolyn L. McKenna.

We are pleased to announce that Lisa Kwasek has joined Hicks Morley as an associate in our London office. Lisa was called to the Ontario Bar in 2008 and obtained her law degree at the University of Western Ontario. Prior to joining Hicks Morley Lisa was an associate at a London law firm where her…

We are pleased to announce that Meaghen Russell has joined Hicks Morley as an associate in our Toronto office. In 2006 Meaghen was admitted to both the Ontario and Illinois Bar and practised since then with a full service law firm in Chicago. Her practice involves representing both private and public sector employers in areas…

An article by Hicks Morley’s Thomas Agnew was published in the Labour and Employment Law section of the OBA’s June 2011 newsletter. In an article entitled, “Expanding the Definition of Employment Under Health and Safety Legislation” Thomas discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision to encompass independent contractors within the definition of “employment” under…

Hicks Morley’s Amy Tibble was quoted in the June 13, 2011 edition of The Toronto Star‘s online section, MoneyVille. In an article entitled “Top civil servants lose their perks,” Amy discusses how the limits issued by the Ontario Public Service Perquisites Directive, regarding non-business related perks, may lead public sector organizations to rethink how to…

Hicks Morley’s Nadine Zacks was quoted in the June 13, 2011 edition of Law Times in an article entitled “Safety Ruling Turns Heads.” In the article, Nadine comments on the Divisional Court’s recent decision that will require employers to report a critical injury or fatality suffered by a non-worker in the “workplace” to the Ministry…

Hicks Morley’s Knowledge Management Specialist Heather Colman was quoted in the June 11, 2011 edition of The Montreal Gazette in an article entitled, “Bridging the gap”. In the article, Heather describes Hicks Morley’s successful implementation of a corporate intranet which has social networking features including wikis and blogs. The intranet has improved internal communications and…