Jessica advises employers on a wide range of labour and employment matters. This includes labour disputes, grievance arbitrations, human rights and accommodation.
Practice Area: Workplace Safety & Insurance
Hicks Morley Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers® in Canada, 2018
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.
WSIB Launches Public Consultation on Draft Policies for New Rate Framework
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has launched a public consultation on seven draft policies made in support of its new Rate Framework, which was approved by the WSIB Board of Directors in November 2016. The Rate Framework has a targeted implementation date of January 2019. Comments are invited on the following draft policies:…
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…
Meet Shivani Chopra, our New Associate and Winner of the 2017 Lexpert Zenith Award
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Shivani Chopra has joined the firm as an associate in our Toronto office. Shivani is an experienced litigator who has spent a decade in courts tenaciously representing clients on employment, corporate/commercial litigation, and civil litigation matters. We would also like to extend a very special congratulations to Shivani on being a recipient of a 2017 Lexpert Zenith Award: Celebrating Women in Law.
Private Member’s Bill Proposes Compulsory WSIB Coverage for Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes
On June 1, 2017, Bill 145, WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2017 was introduced by a member of the Liberal Party. If passed, Bill 145 would amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) to provide that an employer who operates a residential care facility or a…
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act Amended to Allow Benefit Entitlement for Chronic Mental Stress
The government’s budget implementation legislation, Bill 127, Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act, recently received Royal Assent. Bill 127 includes amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) to allow entitlement to chronic mental stress for workplace injuries that occur on or after January 1, 2018. Previously, subsections 13(4) and (5) of the WSIA and…
Stephen Shamie Quoted in The Lawyer’s Daily on Former CFL Player’s Concussion Lawsuit
The Lawyer’s Daily quoted Hicks Morley’s Stephen Shamie in a May 16, 2017 article titled “B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses former CFL player’s concussion lawsuit”…
Hicks Morley Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.