Hicks Morley has been given the highest ranking and named a leading labour and employment firm in Canada once again in the PLC Cross-Border Labour and Employee Benefits Handbook. The Handbook, published annually by the Practical Law Company, is a guide to the legal markets and legislation governing labour and employee benefits. To view the…
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Hicks Morley’s Kathryn Meehan was quoted in the October 4, 2010 edition of HR Professional Magazine in an article entitled “HR 101 – Responding to Union Mobilization”. In the article Kathryn discusses legal issues associated with union organizing drives. View Article
We are very pleased to announce that Rebecca Lee has joined our Pension & Benefits Practice Group in Toronto as an Associate. Rebecca was called to the Ontario Bar in 2010, is a graduate of Queen’s Law, and was President of the Queen’s Labour and Employment Law Society.
An article by Hicks Morley’s Carolyn Kay appeared in the September 20, 2010 issue of Canadian HR Reporter. The piece, entitled “Employers Can’t Afford to be Complacent with Pay Equity” discusses the Pay Equity Act. Carolyn reports complaints by employees and unions, and audits by the Pay Equity Commission continue to force employers to confront…
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce the hiring of seven new associates. Working out of the firm’s Toronto office are Thomas Agnew, Joseph Cohen-Lyons, Hilary Jarvis, Erin Miller, and Richelle Pollard. Working out of the firm’s Ottawa office is Cheryl Waram and working out of the firm’s Waterloo office is Mike Hamilton.
Hicks Morley once again ranked #1 in Canada in the field of Labour and Employment Law in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2012. Hicks Morley has more listed lawyers (25 in total) in this field than any other firm in Canada and is also the #1 ranked firm in Ontario. Toronto John E. Brooks Labour and…
Hicks Morley’s Meghan Ferguson was quoted in the June issue Lexpert® Magazine in an article entitled “Safety Matters”. The article talks about the new workplace violence amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Bill 168) which came into effect June 15, 2010. View Summary of Article
Hicks Morley’s Meghan Ferguson was quoted in the June 14th edition of Law Times in an article entitled “Few Ready for Bill 168”. The article talks about the new workplace violence amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Bill 168) which come into effect June 15, 2010. Meghan discusses how employers needed a year…
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized in 2010 as a leading practitioner in Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010 List of lawyers click here. Further details can be found on Lexpert.ca
On April 21st in an article, entitled, “Hicks Morley Scores Big in WSIB Lobby” the FP Legal Post reports how Hicks Morley lawyers David Brady, Will LeMay and Liz Kosmidis were successful in having the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) reverse its practice on the payment of loss earnings benefits that had existed since…