Chambers Canada 2017 Recognizes Hicks Morley Lawyers as Leaders in their Fields

Hicks Morley has been ranked in Chambers Canada 2017 in the areas of Employment & Labour, Nationwide – Canada and Ontario and Pensions & Benefits, Nationwide – Canada. Stephen Shamie is commended for his ability to deal with sophisticated labour relations issues and is described as “knowledgeable and highly regarded.” Henry Dinsdale is regarded as a “go-to labour and employment lawyer” with extensive experience representing employers in collective bargaining and union certification matters…

Quinte HRPA Chapter 18th Annual HR Employment & Labour Law Conference

The Human Resources field is in constant change. The challenge for all Human Resource Professionals is to keep pace with the emerging knowledge and techniques in order to support the management team with accurate and timely information. Agenda Whirlwind Tour of Key Labour and Employment Law Hot Topics Occupational Health and Safety Charges – Colin…

Federal Privacy Commissioner Uses Ashley Madison Incident to Promote Good Information Governance

Organizations subject to Canadian privacy law should be aware that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (together with the Australian Information Commissioner) recently issued a report on the 2015 breach of the Ashley Madison website – a breach that affected nearly 35 million individuals who had used the online dating site for adults…

Top Listed in Best Lawyers® in Canada

Hicks Morley once again ranked #1 in Canada in the field of Labour and Employment Law in Best Lawyers® in Canada, 2017. Hicks Morley has more listed lawyers in the area of Labour and Employment Law than any other firm in Canada. Hicks Morley lawyers have also been listed in the Employee Benefits Law, the Privacy and Data Security Law and the Workers’ Compensation Law sections…

HRPA Grand Valley – September Legal Update

Includes an update on recent court and tribunal decisions and legislative updates in areas that are important to HR Professionals, including health and safety, employment law, labour law, privacy, accommodation, and investigations.

Federal Privacy Commissioner Weighs In Against Sharing Details of Employee Discipline

In a recently released decision summary, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) held that a bank acted properly in deciding not to tell the victim of unauthorized access precisely how it had punished its offending employee (Employee). The victim, the complainant in this case, was a neighbour of the Employee who happened…

Federal Government Consults on PIPEDA Data Breach Regulations

On March 4, 2016, the federal government posted Data Breach Notification and Reporting Regulations (Regulations) for public discussion. Amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enacted by the Digital Privacy Act (Bill S-4) will, upon proclamation, require private sector organizations to notify the public in circumstances where security safeguards involving their…