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…
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Kathryn Meehan was quoted on June 14, 2016 in the Financial Post on the case involving the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s failure to accommodate the disabilities…
Stephen Shamie was quoted in The Globe and Mail in an article titled, “CFL fighting concussion lawsuit on ‘technicality,’ lawyer contends” on June 14, 2016…
Siobhan O’Brien was quoted in the June 10, 2016 issue of The Lawyers Weekly regarding Bill C-16, which proposes to include gender identity…
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
Hicks Morley’s Nadine Zacks was quoted in the January 15, 2016 The Lawyers Weekly article entitled “Broader Scope to Sexual Harassment Law.”
Hicks Morley’s Andrew Zabrovsky was quoted in the September 14, 2015 Law Times article entitled “Employers urged to prepare for new AODA requirements.” The article focuses on the January 1, 2016 deadline for organizations to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Andrew feels that employers “can’t wait for December to roll around…
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce Lauri Reesor, chair of the firm’s Human Rights practice group, has been selected to sit as a member of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s (HTRO) Practice Advisory Committee. View the HRTO’s announcement.
Hicks Morley’s Stephanie Jeronimo and Julia Nanos co-authored two articles in the summer edition of ECHO, a newsletter published by the Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association. In the first article, entitled “New ESA Provisions now in Effect (Don’t Forget about the Posters!)“, the new rules are reviewed and the impact they will have on municipal employers. In…
An article authored by Hicks Morley’s Jodi Gallagher Healy was published in the December 29, 2014 edition of Benefits Canada. The article entitled, “How to maintain a workplace free of sexual harassment” outlines the legislative compliance requirements, a checklist for compliance, necessary communication and training an employer should provide its employees, and discusses the complaint resolution…