All of us at Labour Rights Law Office offer our condolences for all of the lives lost senselessly and unnecessarily and we mourn with the families, friends and acquaintances to have been touched by the tragic loss of life! We offer our special condolences to Cst. Heidi’s husband and children along with her colleagues within […]
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Job-protection and COVID-19 for BC Workers On 23 March 2020, the BC Government amended the BC Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) to provide job-protection to employees who are unable to work for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This applies to all employees in BC who are not within Federal sector employment who are ill or have to
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Does an employee have a right to confidentiality and privacy of their medical information? Employees have a right to confidentiality and privacy of their personal medical information, but these rights are not absolute. Similarly, employers do not have an absolute right to require an employee to disclose confidential medical information, or the right to require
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As the global response to the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, we want our Clients to know that we are doing everything we can to ensure that this outbreak affects our Clients, our Staff, and our Lawyers as little as possible during this difficult time. We have taken added precautions to keep our Clients and
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What do Canadian employers and employees do in the COVID-19 outbreak? COVID-19 and the workplace – Just before this article was written, the Prime Minister of Canada announced that due to COVID-19 Canada’s borders will be closing to most tourists, and that all Canadians abroad must return home and self-isolate. This is just the latest in
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Madeline Harden signed the BC Barristers and Solicitors’ Roll and participated in the BC Law Society’s Bar Admission Ceremony on Friday, 13 March 2020. This was the last requirement for Madeline to become a practicing member of the Law Society of British Columbia. Madeline’s principal during her articling term was Sebastien Anderson. A month earlier,
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Employers have important obligations towards workers with disabilities Diversity is one of British Columbia’s greatest strengths and employers gain the diversity advantage when they seek to employ people with disabilities. It is estimated that more than six million Canadians identify as having a disability. Globally, the population of persons with a disability is 1.3 billion.
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Retaining a labour lawyer – Recent changes to ICBC have led to personal injury lawyers masquerading as employment, labour, and human rights lawyers. Retaining an experienced employment, human rights or labour lawyer is often one of the most critical decisions you will make. Unfortunately, if you’re making this decision in BC, you should make this decision even
Retaining an employment, labour, or human rights lawyer: buyer beware! Read More »
“Just cause” dismissal means a dismissal where the employer had cause to terminate the employment of an employee. Why might it be important for an employer to claim that a dismissal was with cause? In a “without cause” dismissal, the employer will usually have an obligation to provide notice, pay in lieu of notice, or
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