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Human Rights Document Request: Arguably Relevant

Source: 2019 BCHRT 197 (CanLII) | CanLII Documents requested in a human rights matter must be arguably relevant. [18] The test to be applied in an application under Rule 23(1) is whether a document may be relevant or arguably relevant,…

Hotel Workers: Please Be Quiet

by Johannes Schenk / On October 15, 2019 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law, Uncategorized

Shhhhh!! Source: 2019 BCSC 1744 Hotel Georgia (OP) Limited Partnership v. Unite Here, Local 40 Workers on strike at the Hotel Georgia were too loud and in breach of a noise bylaw. They were order to stop breaching the bylaw.

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,…

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.

Human Rights Damages Award $200,000

by Johannes Schenk / On October 5, 2017 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Uncategorized

Well there's some teeth. O.P.T. v. Presteve Foods Ltd., 2015 HRTO 675 (CanLII) concerns an employer's sexual assault and harassment on employees. The workers were from Mexico on temporary permits and were threatened with deportation if they did not accede…

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