Andrew J. Movrin

Andrew Movrin is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. He advises unionized and non-unionized employers across federally and provincially regulated sectors in both the public and private spheres.

Alia Rashid

Alia Rashid, a lawyer with Hicks Morley’s Waterloo office, provides advice to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on labour, employment and human rights issues. This includes wrongful dismissal actions, employment standards, labour disputes, grievance arbitrations, human rights and accommodation.

Gabrielle A. Lemoine

Gabrielle Lemoine is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office. She provides collaborative strategic advice and representation to employers and management in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of labour and employment issues. Gabrielle regularly advises on workplace accommodation, attendance management, employment standards, workplace drug and alcohol testing, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal and Charter issues.

Danika L. Winkel

Danika represents a broad range of public- and private-sector employers—both small and large—in trials, hearings, motions, applications, judicial reviews and appeals. In addition to that work, she provides proactive, day-to-day advice to help employers avoid litigation.

New Federal Act to Permit Extensions to Time Limits in Federal Legislation as a Result of COVID-19

Bill C-20, An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures, which passed on July 27, 2020, has enacted new legislation that permits the temporary suspension or extension of time limits or other periods specified in federal legislation or in court proceedings governed by federal legislation that are difficult or impossible to meet in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill 195 Passes: Declared Emergency Will End But Emergency Orders Will Continue

On July 21, 2020, Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 received Royal Assent. The Ontario government has announced that the new Act will be proclaimed in force on July 24, 2020. As set out in greater detail in our FTR Now of July 15, 2020, this means that the COVID-19 declared emergency will come to an end on July 24, 2020.