Successfully brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss claims by a former CEO relating to the termination of his employment. Successfully argued that the common employer doctrine also applies in favour of an employer in enforcing a release. Successfully defended decision at the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Practice Area: Employment Law
Successfully defended a food manufacturer in the termination of an employee accused of sexual harassment.
Successfully defended a food manufacturer in the termination of an employee accused of sexual harassment.
Successfully defended a hospital against a constructive dismissal claim by a program director.
Successfully defended a hospital against a constructive dismissal claim by a program director.
Successfully defended a global corporation in a multi-million dollar wrongful dismissal claim.
Successfully defended a global corporation in a multimillion dollar wrongful dismissal claim.
Successfully defended an automotive manufacturing employer’s position that no severance pay was owing to several employees pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Successfully defended an automotive manufacturing employer’s position that no severance pay was owing to several employees pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
Labour and employment counsel to one of Canada’s leading steel producers in its CCAA restructuring.
Labour and employment counsel to one of Canada’s leading steel producers in its CCAA restructuring.
Nadine S. Zacks
Nadine is the chair of the firm’s Occupational Health and Safety Practice Group and regularly assists clients with responding to and defending orders and charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Andrew N. Zabrovsky
Andrew Zabrovsky is a partner in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and is the chair of the firm’s Human Rights Practice Group. Andrew advises clients in both the public and private sectors on all aspects of their labour and employment relationships, with a specific focus on human rights litigation, labour arbitration and workplace accommodation issues.
Colin Youngman
Colin advises and represents both unionized and non-unionized employers throughout Eastern Ontario. He is regularly engaged in wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitration cases, Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings and human rights proceedings.
Scott T. Williams
Scott is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer and the chair of the firm’s Information, Data Security and Privacy Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers on all issues related to labour and employment and information and privacy matters in both unionized and non-unionized settings.