In a recent labour arbitration decision, Arbitrator William Kaplan dismissed a grievance filed against Wilfrid Laurier University (University) by the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (the Association) on behalf of its Contract Teaching Faculty (CTF) bargaining unit. This decision provides important guidance on the limits of an arbitrator’s jurisdiction in addressing legislative constraints on collective…
Practice Area: Employment Law
Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) – 2025 Exchange Conference: Navigating Workplace Risk
Municipal workplaces are increasingly challenged by issues of security, workplace violence, bullying, and harassment. Hicks Morley’s Stephanie Savoni and Nadine Zacks will be leading a session on “Navigating Workplace Risk,” covering legal obligations in health, safety, and mental well-being at OMSSA’s Exchange Conference on May 13.
Madeline Lusk
Madeline Lusk is an employment and human rights lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. She provides advice and representation to employers in the private and public sectors on a wide range of workplace law, human rights and employment litigation issues.
Ontario Announces Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025
The Ontario government introduced Bill 2, the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025. Framed as a defensive strategy, Bill 2 aims to boost interprovincial trade in response to U.S. tariff pressures.
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop
This session focuses on investigation fundamentals. Attendees will learn the key takeaways from case law and best practices for investigating workplace incidents.
Bad Faith Damages: How Employers Can Avoid and Defend These Claims
In this session, we will discuss what constitutes bad faith in the employment context and how it applies to different phases of the employment relationship. We will address employer conduct leading up to termination, at the time of termination, during the post-termination period and during litigation—each of which can have an effect on an award for bad faith damages.
Duty to Accommodate Workshop
In this hands-on, interactive workshop, we will review the tools needed to address and manage disability and accommodation issues in the workplace.
Attendance Management Training Workshop 201
In this Attendance Management Training Workshop 201, we briefly review the basic legal principles of attendance management. We then guide attendees through scenarios that address specific disability issues, best practices for returning an employee to work and when it may be appropriate to terminate an employee’s employment due to absenteeism.
Duty to Accommodate Workshop
In this hands-on, interactive workshop, we will review the tools needed to address and manage disability and accommodation issues in the workplace.
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Applying What You Know (Part 2)
In this session, attendees will apply the skills they learned during the Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Investigation Fundamentals and Best Practices (Part 1) by taking part in an interactive investigation exercise.