Lead counsel to a client with a matter proceeding to the Human Rights Tribunal related to transgender issues.
Practice Area: Human Rights
Successfully defended a municipality’s decision to award a job vacancy to a disabled employee rather than a more senior bargaining unit employee based on Human Rights Code obligations.
Successfully defended a municipality’s decision to award a job vacancy to a disabled employee rather than a more senior bargaining unit employee based on Human Rights Code obligations.
Argued successfully on behalf of a college for the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision.
Argued successfully on behalf of a college for the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal decision.
Argued successfully for the dismissal of a human rights application on the basis that the application had no reasonable prospect of success as a result of delay and the applicant’s inability to rely on statements made during mediation.
Argued successfully for the dismissal of a human rights application on the basis that the application had no reasonable prospect of success as a result of delay and the applicant’s inability to rely on statements made during mediation.
Successfully defended a hospital against a psychiatrist’s claim of racial discrimination.
Successfully defended a hospital against a psychiatrist’s claim of racial discrimination.
Successfully defended a financial institution in the first appellate level decision in Canada addressing the Canada Labour Code’s jurisdictional provision in an unjust dismissal and human rights case.
Successfully defended a financial institution in the first appellate level decision in Canada addressing the Canada Labour Code’s jurisdictional provision in an unjust dismissal and human rights case.
Nadine Zacks Quoted in The Lawyers Weekly Article on Sexual Harassment Law
Hicks Morley’s Nadine Zacks was quoted in the January 15, 2016 The Lawyers Weekly article entitled “Broader Scope to Sexual Harassment Law.”
Advises employers and service providers on the challenges of accommodating individuals who wish to consume medical marijuana.
Advises employers and service providers on the challenges of accommodating individuals who wish to consume medical marijuana.
Has successfully argued numerous motions for a wide variety of public and private sector organizations striking out human rights applications in their entirety.
Has successfully argued numerous motions for a wide variety of public and private sector organizations striking out human rights applications in their entirety.
Successfully defended police service boards against claims of racial profiling and discrimination brought by members of the public.
Successfully defended police service boards against claims of racial profiling and discrimination brought by members of the public.