Richard J. Nixon

Membership

•fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
•Board of Directors, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
•Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario
•Lecturer, Advanced Human Resources Management - HRPAO Program at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
•Lecturer, The Osgoode Certificate in HR Law for HR Professionals program sponsored by Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
•Co-chair, professional development seminar on Reducing Workers' Compensation Costs, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
•Law Society of Upper Canada
•Canadian Bar Association

• Mr. Nixon served for two years as the senior vice-president, Government Affairs of the Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario.

Publications & Seminars

• Mr. Nixon is a popular lecturer for the Advanced Program in Human Resources Management at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

• He is also frequently invited to chair and speak at conferences on labour and employment law.

Mr. Nixon has written many employment and labour law articles and papers and lectured on a variety of topics, including the following:

• "Independent Contractors vs. Employees" by Richard J. Nixon, Daniel Black and Teresa Miedema, May 2000, McCarthy Tetrault Labour and Employment Law Client Conference

• "Addressing Post Retirement Benefits/ Pension Issues" by Richard Nixon, Lorraine Allard and Wanda Shreve, October 22, 2004, McCarthy Tetrault Labour and Employment Law Client Conference

• "Superior Strategies for Employee and Employer Counsel" by Richard J. Nixon and George A. Liebbrandt, November 26, 2004, Law Society of Upper Canada: 5th Annual Employment Law Summit

• "An Update on Non-Accommodation Human Rights Issues" by Richard J. Nixon and Wanda M. L. Shreve, October 2005, Canadian Institute Advanced Forum on Employment Law

• "Human Resources - Leadership Challenges" by Richard J. Nixon, Dan Black and Joanna Carvalho, October 28, 2005, McCarthy Tetrault Labour and Employment Law Client Conference

• "The Employee's Obligations in the Accommodation Process" by Richard J. Nixon and Paul Galbraith, April 2006, Canadian Institute Employment Law Conference

• "The End of Mandatory Retirement at Age 65 in Ontario" by Richard Nixon, May 4, 2006, McCarthy Tetrault Labour and Employment Law Client Conference

• "Managing the Aging Workforce" by Richard J. Nixon and Tara McPhail, October 2006, Canadian Institute Employment Law Conference

• "The Relationship Begins: Hiring Pitfalls" by Richard J. Nixon, May 2007, McCarthy Tetrault Labour and Employment Law Client Conference

• "Just Cause Round- Up: What does an employee have to do these days to be fired for just cause?" by Richard J. Nixon and Alexis Alyea, April 28, 2008, Osgoode Professional Development CLE, The 2nd Annual Conference on Employment Law 2008 Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times

• "Overtime Class Action Lawsuits" by Richard Nixon and Andrew Bracht, May 16, 2009, Davis LLP Canadian Employment Law Conference

• "Overtime Class Actions Lawsuits: Is Your Organization Next?" by Richard J. Nixon and Zoe Thoms, April 28, 2009, Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Employment Law 2009, Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times

• "How to Survive and Succeed in Recessionary Times" by Richard Nixon, May 29, 2009, Davis LLP, Canadian Employment and Labour Law Conference

• "The Duty to Accommodate and Religious Observance: What Are Your Obligations?" by Richard J. Nixon and Lindsay Krauss, April 26, 2010, Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Employment Law 2010, Proactively Managing Legal Risk in Challenging Times

• "Understanding the New Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Obligations" by Richard Nixon, May 14, 2010, Davis LLP Canadian Employment and Labour Law Conference

• "Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements: Avoiding Common Drafting Pitfalls" by Richard J. Nixon and David dos Reis, September 14, 2010, Osgoode Professional Development CLE, The Intensive Short Course Employment Contracts and Employee Terminations

• "Frustrated? But are you frustrated enough? When Is An Employment Contract Frustrated by Disability?" Richard J. Nixon and Karen R. Bock, Davis LLP Employment & Labour Law Fall Conference 2010

Media Commentary

• Legal Post, "Beware of constructive dismissal pitfalls," 12/10/2008.

• National Post, "Halifax reviewing polygraph tests for applicants after complaints," 11/13/2008.

• Financial Post, "Lawsuit seeks OT for bankers," 10/29/2008.

• Financial Post, "CIBC hit with another overtime suit," 10/28/2008.

• Financial Post, "Ruling to affect brokerages," 10/10/2008.

Volunteer Work

• Richard and his wife and daughter climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in the fall of 2010 and raised over $35,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.