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Category: Employment Law

Treat Employees in a Neutral Decent Manner During Termination Process

by Johannes Schenk / On October 9, 2019 / In Employment Law, Litigation
Or else ... Source: 2019 ONCA 125 (CanLII) | CanLII Terminations for cause must be handled properly or the employer will pay a price upon Court review. Don't make unsupported allegations and don't make threats of counterclaims. Even where the…

WCB Review of Degenerative Spine Disease

by Johannes Schenk / On September 18, 2019 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law
Source: 2019 BCSC 1557 Brkich v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) Degenerative spine disease is exceedingly difficult to link to work conditions. This case makes this point again and provide an analytic framework for presenting the case to WCB,…

WCAT: No Human Rights Jurisdiction

by Johannes Schenk / On September 17, 2019 / In Employment Law
The workers compensation system in BC (other provinces too) has some curious jurisdictional twists. WCAT does not have jurisdiction to apply or consider the Human Rights Code. You must consider how to present your human rights arguments to the board…

WCB Long term Wage rates: Appeal now and don’t wait

by Johannes Schenk / On September 16, 2019 / In Employment Law, Uncategorized
The WCB claim process can be a long drawn out and exhausting affair. There are many traps that can cause you to lose out on full benefits that you deserve. One such trap is the setting of long term wage…

Marijuana in the Workplace: Are you ready?

by Johannes Schenk / On November 10, 2017 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law, Litigation, Uncategorized
It's coming soon. As an employer do you have a management plan? We can help.

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