Hicks Morley’s Thomas Agnew authored an article in Benefits Canada titled “Employers Given Mixed Messages on Termination in Employment Contracts.” Employment contracts often contain clauses limiting an employee’s entitlement upon termination to the minimum entitlements under the Employment Standards Act or any other amount the employer and employee have agreed to. However, if the clauses violate the act in any way, courts may not enforce them.
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Chambers Canada 2018 has recognized three Hicks Morley lawyers as leading practitioners. Stephen Shamie and Henry Dinsdale were ranked in Labour and Employment. Congratulations!
An FTR Now written by Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman was mentioned in the October 4, 2017 Benefits and Pensions Monitor Daily News Alert. The alert summarizes the FTR Now titled “AMPing up Enforcement: Ontario’s Pension Regulator Gets New Teeth”, which discusses the new administrative money penalty regime applicable to registered Pension Plans in Ontario.
Hicks Morley has been ranked in Chambers Canada 2018 in the areas of Employment & Labour and Pensions & Benefits. Sources praise the firm’s ability “to provide practical advice,” and note that its lawyers “take the time to appreciate our business.”
The Fall 2017 issue of OMHRA’s ECHO newsletter features two articles by Hicks Morley lawyers. Stephanie Jeronimo and Julia Nanos authored “Bill 148 Changes to the ESA – Are You Prepared?” which explores the key changes that Bill 148 – the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 will bring to employers…
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Ted Kovacs and Robert Atkinson (recently retired) have each been named Lawyer of the Year, 2018 by Best Lawyers® in Canada. Ted and Robert are recognized in the directory, based on peer recommendations, as leaders in the area of Labour and Employment Law for their respective regions of Kitchener-Waterloo area, including Hamilton, and London.
Hicks Morley’s Simon Mortimer was featured in PrecedentJD Magazine in an article titled “Want to Land a Great Job? Take the Law Practice Program.” Hicks Morley has supported the Law Practice Program since its inception, and has hosted LPP candidates during their four-month placement.
Benefits Canada quoted Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman in a September 5, 2017 article titled “FOI cases piercing veil of pension plan secrecy.”
Hicks Morley’s Natasha Monkman authored an article for the Canadian Bar Association Pensions and Benefits Law Section titled “Implementing intentions: Recent pension division jurisprudence”. The article explores pension divisions upon marriage breakdown and reviews two recent cases in which the court was called upon to enforce existing court orders..
Hicks Morley congratulates 27 of our lawyers for being recognized in Best Lawyers® in Canada, 2018 in the areas of Labour and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Law, Privacy and Data Security Law and Workers’ Compensation Law sections.