Here is one for you municipal types that have the thankless, but important, task of dealing with dogs and their owners that don’t behave. The matter can take on an extreme degree of seriousness: we are all familiar with the recent incidents of children and others being mauled and killed by dogs. There are a […]
Came across this interesting blog on Pre Employment Screening. Take a look at a US perspective on this issue that is becoming increasingly important in Canada.
Michael Fitzgibbons posts on The Optics of Employment Law. His comments are so true and well worth considering before you act. If I might add, this concept while particularly important to employment law situations, extends to many other areas of law where human interests conflict. The importance of “optics” on position becomes so important that […]
Collateral attack of an administrative decision is one of the issues examined in Western Stevedoring Co. Ltd. v. W.C.B., 2005 BCSC 1650. The case involves a judicial review of high level policy decision making of the BC Workers Compensation Board. The policy decision concerned section 39(1)(e) of the Act and consideration given to employers for […]
A belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone out there and your families. It’s been a good year and this next one will be even better. All the best to you.