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FeaturedSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
Four Seasons fires massage therapist without cause, tribunal awards wrongful dismissal damages
A British Columbia tribunal has ordered Four Seasons Whistler Hotel Limited Partnership to pay $5,000 in wrongful dismissal damages to a massage therapist it terminated without notice, finding the emp… …
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A hospital food services worker who was terminated for refusing COVID-19 vaccination has had her human rights complaint dismissed after a tribunal found she had no reasonable prospect of proving …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Union official’s privacy lawsuit dismissed after credit card audit report led to election loss
A BC Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former union official who claimed privacy violations and the release of an audit report about her credit card …
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PREMIUM Moores faces human rights complaint despite late filing after technical error
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
BC tribunal allows worker to add employer to sexual harassment complaint 17 months past deadline
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a former support worker to add her employer to a sexual harassment complaint nearly two years after the deadline, finding it was in …
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British Columbia employers can no longer ask workers for sick notes for their first two short-term health absences each year under new employment standards rules that took effect Nov. 12. …
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B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses real estate broker’s claim that commission trust account created statutory right to payment
A British Columbia real estate broker who lost a contractual dispute over commission cannot claim the funds were held in a statutory trust for him simply because his employer deposited …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM B.C. winemaker awarded 12 months’ notice after being wrongfully dismissed by new owners
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FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
Bankruptcy doesn’t erase legal costs or damages for B.C. worker in wrongful dismissal case
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that a former employee of Batten Industries cannot discharge debts owed to her former employer through bankruptcy, including a damages award and …


