Hicks Morley’s Shivani Chopra presented at the CPBI Ontario Regional Conference ‘Medical Marijuana in the Workplace’ and was featured in the Benefits and Pensions Monitor.
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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.
Chambers Canada 2018 has recognized three Hicks Morley lawyers as leading practitioners. Stephen Shamie and Henry Dinsdale were ranked in Labour and Employment. Congratulations!
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 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.
Canadian HR Reporter quoted Hicks Morley’s Shivani Chopra in an August 7, 2017 article titled “Supreme Court confirms employers can terminate workers with disabilities.”
Hicks Morley’s Shivani Chopra was interviewed by the legal magazine SuperLawyer.in on July 19, 2017. In the article, Shivani answers a series of questions regarding her career, her passion for labour law and the Canadian legal regime…
Hicks Morley congratulates John E Brooks, Henry Dinsdale, Simon E. C. Mortimer, Craig S. Rix, John W. Saunders, Stephen J. Shamie and George G. Vuicic for being recognized in The International Who’s Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2017 annual compendium…