Panel orders TransAlta to return coal generation units to service *

Canada - July 26 2012
On July 23, 2012, TransCanada Corporation announced that it received a favorable ruling from an independent arbitration panel regarding its dispute with TransAlta Corporation over TransAlta’s force majeure and economic destruction claims.

Co-authors: Brandon Mewhort.

BC Court of Appeal concludes that a partner is not an employee of a partnership *

Canada - July 25 2012
On July 19, 2012, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision on the issue of whether a partner in a partnership is an employee of that partnership for the purposes of the BC Human Rights Code (the Code).

Co-authors: Gary T. Clarke.

Bill 14: the new bullying law in BC - is your workplace prepared? *

Canada - July 4 2012
Bill 14 (the Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2011) introduced amendments to the BC Workers’ Compensation Act, to specifically address bullying and harassment.

Co-authors: Gary T. Clarke.