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Collateral Attack

by Johannes Schenk / On December 31, 2005 / In Employment Law, Labour Law

Collateral attack of an administrative decision is one of the issues examined in Western Stevedoring Co. Ltd. v. W.C.B., 2005 BCSC 1650. The case involves a judicial review of high level policy decision making of the BC Workers Compensation Board.…

Patriot Act Extension Limited to One Month

by Johannes Schenk / On December 23, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

See this Washington Post story on the Patriot Act. Congress extended the Act as it stands for one month. The Act caused real concerns for Canadian organizations that had outsourced services to or were dealing closely with American companies: see…

US: Secret Citizen Surveillance

by Johannes Schenk / On December 17, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law

Check out this Washington Post article. Apparently the US Government has been conducting physical and electronic surveillance on numbers of its citizens in secret under the NSA Domestic Eavesdropping progam.

“He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake …”

by Johannes Schenk / On December 10, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

In the spirit of the season: we have the cell phone that knows who is using it. Posted on this before. Now this: cell phone tracking as discussed at CNET, the International Tribune, and engadget. Apparently the cell phone company…

Two New Blogs

by Johannes Schenk / On December 9, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

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.

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