The Supreme Court of British Columbia has awarded special costs of more than $90,000 following years of litigation in which the plaintiff, Lucky Eight Enterprises Ltd., was found to have …
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Overstory Media loses appeal over liability for unpaid wages after purchasing The Georgia Straight
Overstory Media is on the hook for more than $270,000 in unpaid wages and compensation to nine former employees of Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp. (VFP) after the Employment Standards …
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Former B.C. Interior Health exec who refused COVID vaccine on religious grounds loses fight for EI at Federal Court
The Federal Court has dismissed an application for judicial review by a former senior executive at British Columbia Interior Health who was terminated for refusing to comply with his employer’s …
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Hindu priest’s claim over property ownership and wrongful dismissal dismissed by B.C. court
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed the claims of a former Hindu priest who sought a declaration of interest in a temple property and damages for wrongful dismissal …
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B.C. employer not required to pay additional lost wages after administrative leave: WCAT
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has upheld a Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) decision that the employer of a deceased worker is not liable for lost wages beyond those covered …
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Arbitrator orders reinstatement of tugboat deckhand terminated under abandonment clause
An arbitrator has reinstated a deckhand employed by Catherwood Towing Ltd. — a tugboat company in British Columbia — ruling that the company improperly terminated him under a deemed quit/abandonment …
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Mac’s Convenience Stores found vicariously liable for agent’s breach of fiduciary duty in class action over foreign worker fees
In a ruling of interest to employers using third-party recruiters, the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that Mac’s Convenience Stores is vicariously liable for the breach of fiduciary duty …
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A British Columbia court has granted an interlocutory injunction preventing a former owner of dental clinics from engaging in competitive business activities, enforcing the non-competition and non-solicitation clauses agreed upon …
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B.C. court denies minority shareholder’s bid to liquidate commercial printing company after his dismissal
A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia has significant implications for minority shareholders who are also employees, as the court denied an application to liquidate Mitchell Press …
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Bookkeeper with three decades tenure awarded 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal by B.C. court
Hapnin Enterprises did not have just cause to terminate a long-standing employee, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled — awarding her 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal after nearly three …