A British Columbia security guard lost his bid for severance pay after a tribunal found he was not constructively dismissed when his employer placed him on unpaid suspension for failing …
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PREMIUM Former employee barred from filing lawsuits without court approval after pattern of vexatious litigation
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has declared a former hospitality worker a vexatious litigant and banned her from filing new legal proceedings without first getting court permission, following a… …
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PREMIUM Strata corporation in B.C. ordered to release employee contracts despite privacy concerns
A British Columbia strata corporation must provide copies of non-union employment contracts to a unit owner after wrongly refusing the request on privacy grounds, the Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled.… …
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PREMIUM Patient awarded workplace-related damages after emergency doctor failed to follow up on radiologist’s cancer warning
A British Columbia emergency physician has been found liable for failing to contact a patient about a radiologist’s report that flagged a potentially concerning nodule on a chest X-ray, leading… …
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The British Columbia government has released the findings of its 2024 Labour Relations Code Review Panel and is asking for public feedback on proposed changes to provincial workplace laws. The …
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PREMIUM Worker loses malicious prosecution appeal after creating fake news story about workplace shooting
A British Columbia worker who created and distributed a fake newspaper article describing herself shooting and killing two former co-workers has lost her appeal of a court decision dismissing her… …
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An employer who failed to maintain proper payroll records for a live-in caregiver has lost its appeal of a determination that it owed $13,337.59 in overtime wages and penalties. The… …
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B.C. coal mine justified in firing water truck operator who caused runaway vehicle accident
A British Columbia mining company was justified in firing a 10-month employee who failed to follow basic safety procedures, causing a 450-ton water truck to roll backwards out of control …
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Pipeline surveyor’s assault lawsuit dismissed, must use union arbitration: B.C. Court of Appeal
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a surveyor’s civil lawsuit against his pipeline company employer over an alleged July 2021 workplace assault and subsequent wrongful dismissal, rulin… Free …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
Alleged sexual assaults by auto dealership owner deemed workplace incidents by tribunal
A workers’ compensation tribunal in British Columbia has ruled that alleged sexual assaults by an employer against his personal assistant occurred in the course of employment, potentially barring the … …


