Overview In-house counsel is on the forefront of addressing sexual harassment matters in the workplace. Please join this program to learn the “must knows” about key litigation and employment law issues and how to assess and manage risks including individual claims, labour grievances, class action suits, claims to regulatory boards and Human Rights claims.
Practice Area: Litigation
Hicks Morley Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2020
Hicks Morley congratulates 29 of our lawyers for being recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 in the areas of Labour and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Privacy and Data Security Law and Workers’ Compensation Law.
Wrongful & Unjust Dismissals
Understanding and navigating issues that arise upon the termination of an employment relationship is no simple matter – particularly with ongoing changes in employment standards legislation, complex human rights issues and advances in technology.
FTR Quarterly – Issue 13
In This Issue: The Gig Economy, AI In the Workforce and more!
Privacy
In the digital age, privacy litigation is one of the most dynamic areas of law. The law is evolving quickly, drawing on concepts developed before privacy regulators and in criminal cases. Matters are often litigated in a technical context, requiring an understanding of information systems and complex new and emerging technologies. Moreover, the “open courts” principle can conflict with the need to keep information secret and complicate litigation.
Pensions, Benefits & Compensation
It’s not just about the money. Increasingly, compensation packages feature complex designs that incorporate pensions and benefits along with creative bonus plans as well as stock and equity options. Defending organizations against employee claims for entitlement to these inclusions requires a multi-disciplinary approach that incorporates pension law, employment law and tax law expertise—and Hicks Morley delivers.
Judicial Review and Appeals
In litigation, the battle isn’t always over after the first decision. Protecting your interests throughout subsequent judicial review and appeals processes requires expertise, experience and skilled advocacy.
Injunctions
When it comes to obtaining injunctive relief – to preserve assets pending trial, seize evidence or restrain picketing – time is of the essence. Any delay in bringing (or responding to) an injunction can adversely affect a party’s rights. Injunctions are fast-paced litigation requiring expertise, skilled advocacy and a nimble team of experienced lawyers.
Class Actions
Class action defence requires experience, subject-matter expertise, strategic thinking and fearless advocacy. With the plaintiff’s bar continuing to push the envelope in seeking to certify novel new claims, the risk of potential damages—and costly litigation—for employers has never been greater. You can trust us to be on your side and get results.
Cases of Note: Dealing with Challenges in the Healthcare Workplace
In this edition of HR HealthCheck, we discuss a recent decision of the Ontario Divisional Court which considered the challenging issue of a nurse who suffers from an addiction disability and whose employment was terminated for theft of narcotics from the workplace.