Consumption of recreational cannabis will be legal as of October 17th. While some Canadians are rejoicing, many businesses are understandably nervous.
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Pushor Mitchell lawyer Colin Edstrom will be giving a presentation on “Navigating Workers’ Compensation Claims.”
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British Columbia has had a new provincial government since July 2017. Over the past 10 months, the John Horgan government has revised or sought to revise various workplace laws.
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Premier John Horgan recently announced that the minimum wage rate in British Columbia will rise to $15 per hour by 2021
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Colin Edstrom and Patrick Bobyn will be giving a presentation on "Non-Profits and the Law" for the Canadian Society of Association Executives on November 16, 2017.
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Most employers are aware of the obligation to provide an employee with notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice.
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Employees who voluntarily resign from their employment cannot successfully sue their employers for wrongful dismissal.
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The provincial government recently announced plans to reinstate the British Columbia Human Rights Commission following a 15 year hiatus.
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Reference checks can put former employers in an awkward position. Employers want to tell the truth but may be concerned about the potential legal consequences of providing a bad reference.
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A recent case from our Court of Appeal articulates the standard required to establish an entitlement to aggravated damages resulting from a wrongful dismissal.
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A recent case out of Ontario illustrates that not all refusals to pay an employee’s compensation amount to a constructive dismissal, even if the amount owing is over $300,000.
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The Alberta government recently introduced a bill to modernize Alberta’s workplace laws entitled the Fair Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.
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The provincial government recently amended the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation to ban the practice of requiring employees to wear high heels in the workplace.
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