In this issue - #86 May 30, 2006

Pushor Mitchell Lawyers LLP were awarded several awards at the recent United Way AGM;

The Supreme Court of Canada, in a case involving Ontario disability pensions, has ordered that the Ontario tribunal deciding on entitlement to disability pensions consider whether its enabling legislation contravened applicable provincial human rights laws.

On May 5, 2006, the B.C. government announced that that amendments to the Employment Standards Act to provide for Compassionate Care Leave became effective April 27, 2006.

In a recent edition of his weekly column, “Legal Ease”, which appears nationally in a variety of print and electronic media, Robert Smithson addressed the issue of unions “blackballing” members who refuse to participate in an illegal strike.

Employers, check your employees’ desks for potentially lethal explosive devices!

Many employers seem poorly trained in the fine art of conducting an investigation of employee misconduct. 

In a recent edition of the electronic newsletter, HRinfodesk.com, Yosie St.-Cyr addressed the Employee Hiring Guide which has been issued by British Columbia’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

From the “Do You Really Think This Will Build Team Spirit?” department comes a story from Edmonton.

Legendary union leader, Jimmy Hoffa, disappeared in 1975 and has never been located.

Motley Fool lists 10 documents you shouldn't live without.

Supreme Court Case on Social Host Liability

A Richmond bar is found 50-per-cent accountable for car accident, court rules.

There has been an interesting development in personal injury law related to motor vehicle accidents involving leased vehicles.

People who file lawsuits against doctors accusing them of medical mistakes rarely do so frivolously, and those who file trivial claims generally receive no payout, researchers at Harvard University found

This on-line guide discusses parents' responsibilities, children's rights, the legal meaning of abuse and neglect, dealing with the Ministry for Children and Families, and where to get help.

Court Of Appeal Provides Relief For Low-Income People In Need Of Legal Services

Foreign suppliers can become strategic partners in your export business by providing a key component for one of your products or services abroad.

Alberta and British Columbia recently signed an agreement to eliminate barriers to trade, investment and labour mobility between the two provinces. The agreement creates the second largest economic region in Canada.

The Government of Canada has created a panel of experts to advise it on how to ensure more new technologies and products make their way to the marketplace to benefit all Canadians.

Cigar aficionados beware: those handmade Montecristos, Cohibas and Romeo y Julietas may not be the premium smokes they seem.