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: Human Rights 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…
Vancouver Rape Relief Society
The BC Court of Appeal has pronounced that the Vancouver Rape Relief Society did discriminate against Kimberly Nixon but was exempted from the application of the BC Human Rights Code on the basis of its non-profit status under section 41…
Human Rights Complaint: No Jurisdiction to Proceed on Complaint Upon Complainant’s Death
British Columbia v. Gregoire, 2005 BCCA 585 deals with the death of a complainant in a human rights proceeding after the matter has been referred to a Tribunal and before it has been heard by that Tribunal. The Court of…
Privacy Cases: Biometric Identification
The world is a changing place with the present and breathtaking changes in technology. Miniature video cameras, cellphone cameras, server mining, phishing, e-mail monitoring, and let's not forget crafty investigative services. Employers and employees have a lot to think about…