On February 25, 2016, the Ontario government tabled its 2016 Budget “Jobs for Today and Tomorrow” (“Budget”) and the corresponding Budget Bill, Bill 173, Jobs for Today and Tomorrow Act (Budget Measures), 2016 (“Bill 173”), supporting omnibus legislation designed to implement some of the proposals contained in the Budget. Our FTR Now of February 29, 2016, “Ontario Budget 2016”…
Practice Area: Human Rights
Education Today Publishes an Article Authored by Michael Hines on Childcare Accommodation
Hicks Morley’s Michael Hines authored an article in the Spring 2016 edition of Education Today entitled, “All in the Family – The Accommodation of Childcare Needs.” The article discusses the difficulties of workplace accommodation of child care and other similar family status needs View Article
Successfully defended a public institution in a human rights matter related to accommodation in employment.
Successfully defended a public institution in a human rights matter related to accommodation in employment.
Successfully defended a public institution in a human rights matter regarding service accommodation.
Successfully defended a public institution in a human rights matter regarding service accommodation.
Successfully defended a school board in a human rights application brought by a former student.
Successfully defended a client in a human rights application brought by a former student.
Resolved human rights complaints by employees and parents against school boards.
Resolved human rights complaints by employees and parents against school boards.
Successfully defended a pension plan administrator in a series of applications before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario where the applicants claimed that the pension plan’s re-employment provisions discriminated against pensioners on the basis of age.
Successfully defended a pension plan administrator in a series of applications before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario where the applicants claimed that the pension plan’s re-employment provisions discriminated against pensioners on the basis of age.
Successfully defended an advertising company against a human rights complaint alleging discrimination, on the grounds of disability, at hiring. The case was dismissed at an early stage.
Successfully defended against a human rights application alleging discrimination at hiring. The case was dismissed at an early stage.
Successfully defended an employer at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario with respect to an application claiming discrimination on the basis of race, place of origin, ethnic origin and ancestry.
Successfully defended an employer at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario with respect to an application claiming discrimination on the basis of race, place of origin, ethnic origin and ancestry.
Successfully defended against human rights-based allegations, including allegations of systemic discrimination, concerning a large national employer’s hiring practices. Successfully had decision upheld on judicial review, at both superior court and appellate court levels (leave to Supreme Court of Canada denied).
Successfully defended against human rights-based allegations, including allegations of systemic discrimination, concerning a large national employer’s hiring practices. Successfully upheld decision on judicial review, at both superior court and appellate court levels (leave to Supreme Court of Canada denied).