Two New Blogs
Found two new Blogs: Ontario Commercial Litigation: It's Canadian how could you not like it. The Employment Law Bulletin: Well written substantive content on US/Texas employment law. Welcome to the fold.
Category: Labour Law
Issue Estoppel: Arbitration and Human Rights
The issue of concurrent jurisdictions and the route that a matter will take just doesn't seem to want to be settled. Kind of funny in a way: finality just won't come to the problem of settling finality in this arena…
WCB Regime: Negligence Claim Barred
It's one of those questions that gets asked all the time: "the treatment given to me by the WCB's doctor injured me, can I sue the doctor"? Well the answer to that is an emphatic no. The case that made…
Whistleblowing: US, UK and Australian Models
I bumped into this useful summary of the US, UK and Australian whistleblowing regimes. It makes for an interesting read in light of the Supreme Court of Canada's recent Merk decision.
Whistleblowing: Lawful Authority
The ability of an employee to speak out on workplace impropriety without fear of retribution has important implications that transcend the workplace and into society as a whole. Think of the recent organizational failures that might have gone in a…