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Uber Driver Are Employees

by Johannes Schenk / On December 16, 2016 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law

An employment tribunal in London rules that Uber drivers can be classed as employees in a case that could have wide-ranging implications.Source: What does Uber employment ruling mean? - BBC News This is a highly significant ruling for other economies…

Ryerson maternity leave termination

by Johannes Schenk / On May 12, 2016 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Litigation

Source: Supporters of maternity leave rallied on Mother's Day after new mom fired from Ryerson Students' Union And it's 2016 and these types of actions are still up for debate? The law on maternity terminations is relatively settled: it's not…

Abbotsford facebook defamation

by Johannes Schenk / On April 24, 2016 / In Human Rights Law, Litigation

2016 BCSC 686 Pritchard v. Van Nes deals with an Abbotsford Facebook defamation case. Briefly, neighbours were not getting along and the one neighbour took it upon themselves to air their grievance on Facebook with some posts suggesting pedophile tendencies.…

Human rights complaint against school not dismissed

by Admin / On April 21, 2016 / In Human Rights Law

2016 BCSC 672 School H v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal) concerns a judicial review of a human rights complaint dismissal application. The decision contains a thorough summary of principles applied in a court review of BCHRT decisions, and in…

Charter Does Not Apply to University Outdoor Spaces

by Johannes Schenk / On April 19, 2016 / In Human Rights Law, Municipal Law

2016 BCCA 162 BC Civil Liberties Association v. University of Victoria concerns the application of the Canadian Charter of Right and Freedoms to pseudo-governmental decision making. In this case the BC Court of Appeal has said that the control of…

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