A Nanaimo, B.C.-based lawyer has been disbarred following a recent ruling by the Law Society of British Columbia Tribunal. The lawyer, MS, was disbarred for professional misconduct related to the …
Yearly Archives
2023
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Featured
Employer’s ‘immediate and comprehensive’ approach to racial slur lauded in ruling that workplace wasn’t a poisoned environment
The Alberta Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint by an employee of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) against her employer after one of her colleagues …
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Legal News
Canadian law firms urge law schools to address reports of anti-Semitic incidents on campuses
In a collective response to growing concerns about unacceptable conduct on university campuses, more than 80 Canadian law firms have taken a significant step. These firms have sent a letter …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Ottawa provides $1 million to support access to justice and human rights for Indigenous communities in urban Ontario
On Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, the federal government unveiled a new initiative aimed at supporting Indigenous communities’ access to justice and human rights in urban Ontario. The Honourable Arif …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Improved employment policies can encourage fathers to be more involved at home
By Kim de Laat, University of Waterloo; Alyssa K Gerhardt, Dalhousie University, and Andrea Doucet, Brock University While the COVID-19 pandemic had many detrimental socio-economic and health impacts, one silver …
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Featured
City of Calgary employee’s discrimination claim dismissed by Alberta Human Rights Commission
The Alberta Human Rights Commission has dismissed a discrimination complaint filed by an employee of the City of Calgary. The worker, SK, alleged that the city discriminated against her in …
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Featured
Human rights commission orders employer to pay $40,000 for terminating long-tenured worker with disability, citing ‘injury to dignity’
A worker who was fired after nearly 40 years on the job, who alleged discrimination due to a physical disability, has been awarded $40,000 by the Alberta Human Rights Commission …
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By Dan Walton | Penticton Herald Rosemary Thomspon will be conducting her encore in court. The former music director of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra was fired from the position last …
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FeaturedSmall Claims Court
B.C. contractor who alleged tool theft, mental distress loses case in small-claims court
A B.C. contractor has lost his lawsuit for unpaid wages and mental distress after he claimed he wasn’t paid for construction work and had his tools stolen. The case involved …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Federal Court of Appeal reinstates adjudicator’s award for wrongful dismissal of former Shaw Communications worker
The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a Federal Court ruling in a case involving Shaw Communications Canada Inc. and a former employee who sued for wrongful dismissal. The appeal, …