May 23 2013
In a recent decision the Federal Court of Appeal noted the increasing importance of properly determining whether an individual providing services is…
January 29 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…
May 29 2013
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal recently awarded a pregnant employee damages equal to the Employment Insurance benefits she lost when…
April 25 2013
On April 24, 2013 WorkSafeBC announced that its Board of Directors has approved three new Occupational Health and safety workplace bullying and…
November 7 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.
February 17 2018
When someone asks what type of law you practice and you reply that you have a focus on workers compensation, you are invariably met with a blank stare…
January 25 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…
January 3 2018
In Denton v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2017 BCCA 40, the BC Court of Appeal recently answered an important question on…
December 22 2017
On December 10, 2017, Parliamentary Secretary for Sports and Multiculturalism Ravi Kahlon released his much-anticipated report and recommendations on…
December 15 2017
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) confirmed that the BC Human Rights Code’s prohibition on discriminatory conduct in the…