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Ambulance service failed in duty to accommodate - manager also personally liable
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- May 10 2013
The BC Ambulance Service failed in its duty to accommodate a paramedic who could no longer palpate a pulse because of his mulitple sclerosis. The
If employees are telecommuting
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- May 10 2013
Telecommuting may be on the way out at Yahoo! But it is very much alive elsewhere. So if you have employees who are working from home, or if you are
Bullying and harassment, or not - time to step back and consider
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- April 25 2013
Tragic cases and more mundane legislative changes have everyone talking about bullying and harassment. For employers it is necessary to take a step
Employee or independent contractor? The best intentions may mean nothing
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- April 16 2013
How can you be sure the independent contractor you have retained will not be considered an employee? In a post last year we outlined the importance
Murphy’s laws of HR bullying and harassment
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- March 22 2013
We have published our first 3 Murphy's Laws of HR. It's time for 4. Bullying and harassment is much in mind these days, especially in BC under the
Terminating employees on disability
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada, United Kingdom
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- March 14 2013
The media is full of the story of a couple from Wales who were fired from their jobs after the husband helped save children from a shark attack. It
Restrictive covenants unenforceable
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- February 15 2013
The Ontario Court of Appeal has made some interesting findings that should be considered when looking at your non-competition and non-solicitation
Childcare and family status discrimination
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- February 6 2013
The Federal Court has weighed in on the side of broader application of family status discrimination. Employers can expect more requests for
Hacking, extortion and human resources: the need to protect employee personal information
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- January 25 2013
It is not often that employers and HR practitioners have to worry about extortion, but the recent story about Drake International makes this a good
Target not a successor to Zellers
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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- Canada
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- November 27 2012
The BC Labour Relations Board has refused to declare Target a successor to Zellers for a location in Burnaby
