A contractor whose hours were cut and contract terminated by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority after he sought a religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccination policy has had his …
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PREMIUM BC Hydro loses court fight after it steered worker away from reporting mental health injury
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority has failed to overturn a finding that it discouraged a worker from reporting a mental-disorder injury to the province’s workers’ compensation board. The Supreme… …
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FeaturedSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
BC Hydro employee ordered to repay parental leave top-up after refusing to return to work
A British Columbia employee who declined to return to work following the suspension of the employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy must repay more than $4,000 in parental leave benefits, the Civil …
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PREMIUM UNBC’s $74K settlement offer reasonable, tribunal says in dismissing mental health accommodation complaint
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a mental health discrimination complaint against the University of Northern British Columbia after concluding that the university’s with-prejudice settlement offer was reasonable… …
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BC Hydro’s bid to delay human rights complaint tied to sexual harassment allegations denied
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has denied an application by BC Hydro and one of its employees to further defer a sexual harassment complaint filed by a former employee, …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
BC Hydro employee’s harassment claim falls within workers’ compensation system, tribunal rules
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has determined that a former BC Hydro employee’s claims of workplace harassment and sexual harassment fall within the scope of the province’s workers’ … …
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Employer LiabilityFeatured
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million defamation award against traffic control firm and its executives
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Valley Traffic Systems Inc. (VTS) and two of its executives, upholding a $1.5 million damages award for defamation against …
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BC Hydro loses bid to dismiss discrimination claim from former worker over speech impediment, mental health issues
An application by BC Hydro to dismiss a discrimination complaint by a former employee involving a speech impediment and mental health issues has been rejected by the British Columbia Human …

