2014 Winter Edition

FOCUS ON SOCIAL SERVICES Balancing interests – legal challenges in the social services sector LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS The changing status of family status Workplace investigations: avoiding common pitfalls PROFILE Class act Download PDF

School Board Client Update

The following represents a few notable decisions made by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and arbitrators in 2013 that are relevant to school boards in Ontario. FACEBOOK POSTING BY TEACHER WARRANTS DISCIPLINE In Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and Simcoe County District School Board, 2013 CanLII 62014 (CanLII), the…

Reaching Out – Fourth Edition

Dear Friends, It is that time of year again, and after a summer hiatus and a relatively warm fall there is no doubt the air now feels a little crisper and autumn is in full swing. This weekend we gain an extra hour (theoretically at least) as the clocks fall back and it is our…

Hicks Morley Information and Privacy Post – 2013

Dear Friends: It’s early October 2013, and here’s what’s on our minds. With great pleasure, we’ve released this year’s Information and Privacy Post – a review of 60 information management and privacy cases that caught our attention in the last year. We like the exercise of producing the Post because pulling together and organizing recent…

Raising the Bar – Sixth Edition

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. “                                                                                           C.S. Lewis Dear Friends, Welcome back from the summer! We hope that all of our readers had a chance to get in some rest and relaxation with friends and family over the past few months, and we are sure that you…

2013 Summer Edition

FOCUS ON WATERLOO Hicks Morley in Waterloo: nearly a quarter century…and counting LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS An update on Bill 168 – what we’ve seen to date Workplace safety – two small words that require an employer’s undivided attention PROFILE Police and beyond Download PDF

2013 Spring Edition

FOCUS ON PENSIONS Recasting the pension promise LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS Pay for performance: providing key employees their just desserts Canada set to implement sweeping new anti-spam legislation PROFILE Ottawa’s pension presence Download PDF