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Pregnant employee awarded EI benefits lost as a result of termination

29/05/2013 The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal recently awarded a pregnant employee damages equal to the Employment Insurance benefits she lost when…

Family status and childcare responsibilities: approach with caution

29/01/2014 An Alberta arbitrator recently determined that an employer had discriminated against a single mother on the basis of her family status by refusing to…

B.C. Court of Appeal confirms income from a second job can be mitigation income

25/01/2018 In Pakozdi v. B & B Heavy Civil Construction Ltd., 2018 BCCA 23, the B.C. Court of Appeal has provided guidance on the law of mitigation in relation…

Federal Court of Appeal notes increasing importance of test for independent contractor status

23/05/2013 In a recent decision the Federal Court of Appeal noted the increasing importance of properly determining whether an individual providing services is…

Employer fails duty to inquire into employee’s mental health

07/11/2012 The BC Human Rights Tribunal recently found that an employer discriminated against an employee who was suffering from depression when it dismissed her without inquiring into whether her inappropriate behavior was due to a mental disability.

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