If you have filed a Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) claim within the past 15 years or so in BC, you may be well aware that dealing with the B.C. WCB can extremely frustrating.
In 1917, the Workers Compensation Act (the...
The RCMP has charged Peter Kiewit Sons ULC, a large American based corporation., with criminal negligence causing death. These charges relate to a 24 year old employee who died at work on February 22, 2009.
Also charged were two managers. I...
The Supreme Court of Canada recently declined to hear an interesting case that considered whether a parent had discriminated in a babysitting ad.
The case arose from an ad posted on Kijiji by a mother looking for a babysitter to take...
Are you an employer with workers who may perform safety sensitive activities, but without a drug and alcohol policy and testing regime in place?
Do you work with one or more colleagues who may perform safety sensitive activities? If so, and...
Why not do it yourself -- write your own contract, that is? In today’s age, there is no shortage of readily available tools, allowing you to do just that.
Stationery supply stores carry self-help books on how to write your own...
In short, it is a fiction. Privacy does not exist on the internet. This includes on social media.
Most of us would consider it creepy if someone was to be following us around, lurking in the shadows, watching - and recording,...
The British Columbia government recently tabled Bill 8, Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019. This Bill, which has not yet become law, contains significant updates to the Employment Standards Act (British Columbia) (ESA). It is the first of what is anticipated...
Photo: Basket of colorful handcrafted dyed Easter eggs outdoors on the grass with one laid off to the side viewed high angle with copy space
Following the Easter long weekend, some employees may be receiving a little more cash this payday.
British Columbia and Saskatchewan have more statutory holidays than the other provinces, with 10 each. However, we honour fewer public holidays than are observed in...
I am quite frequently asked this question.
Administrative law is the body of law that governs administrative agencies.
Administrative agencies are involved in virtually every aspect of our lives. Examples include agencies that regulate food and drug products, securities commissions, local building...
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Trudeau removed Ms. Wilson-Raybould and Dr. Jane Philpott from the Liberal party.
The reason offered was that recording “conversations without consent” was unacceptable, and that an Attorney General recording a conversation with the Clerk of the...
