Assisted a municipal client in resolving a human rights complaint involving a social housing resident.
Practice Area: Human Rights
HR Professionals Now Publishes an Article by Allison MacIsaac on Accommodating the Use of Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Hicks Morley’s Allison MacIsaac authored an article in HR Professional Now titled “Accommodating The Use of Medical Marijuana in the Workplace.” The article discusses the more prevalent use of medical marijuana and how employers are being encouraged to ensure they meet their legal obligations towards employees requiring its use. The article also discusses the employer’s obligation to accommodate the use of…
Mariana Kamenetsky
Mariana provides advice to federally and provincially regulated employers on all aspects of workers’ compensation claims and appeals, such as initial entitlement, accommodation and related human rights and arbitration proceedings.
Lexpert® Names Greg Power one of its “Rising Stars” of 2016
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Greg Power has been named one of Lexpert’s 2016 Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. Lexpert recognizes Greg as a “problem-solver” and acknowledges his outstanding work for employers across the country…
Reaching Out – Twelfth Edition
Even though the weather has been spring-like, we are pleased to provide our Fall 2016 edition of Reaching Out…
Federal Post – Fourth Edition
We are pleased to bring you the final 2016 edition of the Federal Post, our newsletter designed exclusively for federally regulated employers…
Ontario Human Rights Commission Releases New Policies on Drug and Alcohol Testing and Ableism and Discrimination Based on Disability
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has published updated guidelines on these critical issues – and what it thinks your organization should be doing…
What Nexus is Required to Establish a Tribunal’s Jurisdiction over Discriminatory Conduct Arising at a Workplace?
The Supreme Court of Canada will be delivering a decision likely to provide further clarity on the scope of the jurisdiction of British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (Tribunal) to hear a complaint alleging discrimination regarding employment involving parties who work for different employers. On October 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to…
Duty to Accommodate Does Not Extend to Permitting Excessive Employee Absenteeism
In Ontario Public Service Employees Union v Ontario (Children and Youth Services), the Divisional Court recently affirmed that an employer’s duty to accommodate does not extend to allowing an employee not to work, stating that the “purpose of the duty to accommodate is to allow employees to fulfill their employment duties, not to allow employees not…
Tribunal Rejects the Johnstone Test for Establishing Family Status Discrimination in New Eldercare Case
In a significant recent decision relating to eldercare accommodation, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) indicated its intention to depart from the test for family status discrimination outlined by the Federal Court of Appeal in Canada (Attorney General) v. Johnstone and Canadian National Railway v. Seeley…