John acts for an array of employers in the public and private sectors in all aspects of workplace law.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
John E. Brooks
John is an experienced labour and employment law lawyer, who advises and represents employers on a wide range of labour and employment matters.
Paul E. Broad
Paul has a general labour and employment practice, and works with a variety of employers in both the public and private sectors in a broad range of areas including employment standards, privacy and information management, labour relations, human rights and accessibility-related issues.
Dolores M. Barbini
Dolores is a management-side labour, employment and human rights lawyer who advises employers in both the public and private sectors with respect to their union and non-union workforces.
David J. Bannon
David represents employers in a variety of litigation forums. David is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Labour and Employment Law.
Thomas W. Agnew
Thomas advises public and private sector employers on a wide range of human resources issues and regularly appears as counsel for employers in courts and tribunals throughout Ontario.
Professionalism Smorgasbord
Just in time to meet your professionalism CPD requirements for 2015, Hicks Morley invites you to join us for a roundtable on legal ethics.
Using labour and employment related ethical dilemma scenarios tailored to in-house counsel, there will be small group discussion followed by a review of the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct.
Ontario to Reform Certain Workplace Laws Relating to Construction Labour, Pensions and Workplace Safety and Insurance
On November 18, 2015, the Ontario government introduced Bill 144, the Budget Measures Act, 2015, omnibus legislation that would, if passed and among other things, implement reforms to construction labour relations, workplace safety and insurance indexing and to certain rules governing multi-employer pension asset transfers. The proposed Bill 144 changes include: Amending the construction industry provisions of…
HR Professional Publishes an Article by Thomas Agnew on Responding to Union Organizing Campaigns
Hicks Morley’s Thomas Agnew authored an article in the November/December 2015 edition of HR Professional entitled, “Responding to a Union Organizing Drive”.
Two Hicks Morley Lawyers Recognized in Who’s Who Legal Canada: Management Labour & Employment Analysis 2015
Hicks Morley has been ranked in the Who’s Who Legal Canada: Management Labour & Employment Analysis 2015. The firm received two nominations, including John E. Brooks and Stephen J Shamie. The publication notes that Hicks Morley’s lawyer, Stephen Shamie, is highly regarded for his work in employer defence and is recognized as having an “expert…