Harris & Company | Canada | 17 Feb 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…
Harris & Company | Canada | 25 Jan 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…
Harris & Company | Canada | 3 Jan 2018
In Denton v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2017 BCCA 40, the BC Court of Appeal recently answered an important question on…
Harris & Company | Canada | 22 Dec 2017
On December 10, 2017, Parliamentary Secretary for Sports and Multiculturalism Ravi Kahlon released his much-anticipated report and recommendations on…
Harris & Company | Canada | 15 Dec 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…
Harris & Company | Canada | 27 Nov 2017
The Federal Government has recently put forward legislation to amend the Canada Labour Code to strengthen the existing framework for the prevention of…
Harris & Company | Canada | 10 Apr 2014
On March 31, 2014, the new Wills, Estates & Succession Act (BC) (WESA) came into force. Aside from reminding us all to update our wills, WESA has…
Harris & Company | Canada | 4 Apr 2014
A fire and explosion at a BC sawmill causing two fatalities and numerous serious injuries has resulted in WorkSafeBC (WSBC) issuing a substantial…
Harris & Company | Canada | 1 Apr 2014
Federally regulated employers should be aware that some of the amendments to the Canada Labour Code contained in Bill C-45, summarized in our article…
Harris & Company | Canada | 21 Mar 2014
The BC Court of Appeal has ruled that a clause requiring a former employee to pay her former employer a prescribed amount for setting up her own…