Hicks Morley congratulates 27 of our lawyers for being recognized in Best Lawyers® in Canada, 2018 in the areas of Labour and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Law, Privacy and Data Security Law and Workers’ Compensation Law sections.
Practice Area: Pensions, Benefits & Compensation
Sean Sells Quoted in Law Times on Human Rights Check Needed for Pension Plans
Law Times quoted Hicks Morley’s Sean Sells in an August 28, 2017 article titled “Human rights check needed for pension plans”. The article explores how pension plan sponsors need to work a human rights check into their compliance reviews…
Represented a plan administrator before the Court of Appeal for Ontario in a claim for a survivor pension which considered the test for qualifying as a common-law spouse and the administrator’s discharge provision under the Pension Benefits Act.
Represented a plan administrator before the Court of Appeal for Ontario in a claim for a survivor pension which considered the test for qualifying as a common-law spouse and the administrator’s discharge provision under the Pension Benefits Act.
Learn How the Enhanced CPP Will Affect Your Workplace Retirement Plan
Lear more about the expected changes to the retirement savings behavior of members, the plan design to integrate with enhanced CPP, the changes to members and how to keep them engaged, and what you can do to prepare now…
Employees on LTD Not Automatically Entitled to Continued Employment for Purposes of Maintaining Group Benefits Coverage
In a recent decision, Corporation of the Township of Langley v. Canada Union of Public Employees, Local 403, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board set aside and ordered the reconsideration of an arbitration decision in which the Arbitrator had ruled that terminations of several employees on long-term disability (LTD) was discriminatory. Each of the terminated…
Addressing the Retirement System “Gap”: PRPPs Now Available in Ontario
In 2012, the federal government introduced a new type of tax-preferential workplace pension plan, the Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP). Ontario is one of six Canadian provinces to have incorporated PRPP legislation into its existing provincial retirement framework, through the implementation of legislation last Fall. In this FTR Now, we explain the key features of…
Hicks Morley Highlighted in the Benefits & Pensions Monitor June 2017 Issue
Hicks Morley has been highlighted in the print and online versions of the Benefits & Pensions Monitor magazine from June 2017, under the “Benefits & Pensions Legal Firms – Directory Listings” page 41.
New and Longer EI Benefits are Coming
Much anticipated legislative reforms to the Employment Insurance (EI) regime in Canada will extend parental and maternity EI benefits and expand access to critically ill children benefits. Find out what the changes could mean for your organization in this FTR Now…
FTR Quarterly – Issue 6
In This Issue Gender Identity and Gender Expression: Best Practices for Employers and Service Providers FTRQ&A – Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act Quick Hit – Changing Workplaces Review: A Bill 148 Timeline The Dos & Don’ts of Employment Reference Letters: Best Practices for Employers Featured Lawyer – Simon Mortimer Featured Group – Pay Equity Featured Articles…
Executive Compensation for Ontario BPS Organizations – A Summary of Recent Changes
On June 8 and 9, 2017, the Ontario government made a series of significant changes to the BPSECA Executive Compensation Framework. The changes include amendments to the content required of compensation programs, the timing of the development of those programs, and the process organizations must follow to implement their compensation programs…