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Work Email is Work Email

by Johannes Schenk / On July 7, 2016 / In Employment Law, Litigation, Professional Discipline

A new ruling affirms the ability to FOIA private email accounts.Source: A federal court may have just added to Clinton’s email woes in a big way - The Washington Post You can't avoid FOI requests by storing work email in…

Failure to remove building results in contempt order

by Johannes Schenk / On May 12, 2016 / In Litigation, Municipal Law

2016 BCCA 201 Langford (City) v. dos Reis concerns a failure to abide by a Court of Appeal issued order to remove a building. The refusal to abide by the order resulted in a contempt finding. On intention to breach…

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…

18 year Starbuck’s manager 17 months termination notice

by Johannes Schenk / On May 11, 2016 / In Employment Law, Litigation

2016 BCSC 830 Luchuk v. Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc. deals with the termination of an 18 year Starbucks manager. Notice was fixed at 17 months. The employer had offered 8 weeks notice. A life time supply of coffee would have…

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.…

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