Failure to Register with WCB …
If you hire someone to work in your home to meet your personal or domestic needs, you are considered a residential employer. Failure to register and pay premiums leaves you open to a liability risk.
Category: Employment Law
Probationary Employee is Terminated
Langford v. Carson Air Ltd., concerns the termination of a probationary aircraft pilot. The test for dismissing probationary employee is discussed in the context of among other things, failure to have an instrument flying rating, flying ilegally and bringing your…
Defamation Covered by Collective Ageement
Pausch v. Abbotsford School District No. 34, is a reminder that defamation matters are generally covered off by a collective agreement. If you are covered by a collective agreement careful consideration will have to be given if a Court action…
Employment Mitigation: Re-employment offers
Fredrickson v. Newtech Dental Laboratory Inc., 2015 BCCA 357 concerns a termination and the employee's mitigation effort. The matter at hand involved an offer of re-employment by the terminating employer. I see this often and, and question how a terminated…
Workplace Injuries
Beauchesne v. W.J. Stelmaschuk and Associates Ltd., deals with employee workplace injuries. Remember that you cannot sue an employer or another employee or worker for injuries sustained while you are at work. The WCB is a complicated environment and we…