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New Brunswick has added "family status" as a protected ground in its Human Rights Act. All other jurisdictions in Canada have already made this move.

The Accessible Saskatchewan Act came into force on December 3, 2023. This is a continuation of the trend towards such accessibility legislation across Canada...

The size of an employee's salary is often seen as an indicator of importance within an organization.

The Divisional Court recently upheld a Human Rights Tribunal decision finding that a purchaser in an asset transaction discriminated against an employee on maternity leave by failing...

A recent decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal serves as a useful reminder of the utility of a reasonable settlement offer, which can result in the Tribunal putting an end to complaint proceedings without a hearing.

The appeal of VANDU to the BC Supreme Court (BCSC) was successful.

Most occupational health and safety statutes across Canada contain provisions that prohibit employer reprisals for workplace health and safety matters.

The BC Supreme Court, in Emergency Health Services Commission v. Cassidy, has recently confirmed that an employer's duty to accommodate does not extend to include a free-standing procedural requirement that the employer treat the employee fairly, and with due respect for his dignity, throughout the accommodation process.

This is a reminder that the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2006 comes into force on June 30, 2008, with important implications for employers.

Over the past few years, we have seen a number of cases in Canada where human rights tribunals have awarded record setting damage awards to employees who have been subject to discrimination in the workplace.

Medical marijuana is more readily available than ever. Employees are more commonly citing marijuana for necessary pain management. Some are even brandishing a doctor's prescription for marijuana use.

Over the past few months, we have witnessed a number of provinces implement various procedures requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination, as well as companies implementing mandatory vaccine policies.

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the decision that an equity partner in a law firm was not an employee for the purposes of the B.C. Human Rights Code.

The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision about random alcohol testing has received a lot of attention, for good reason.

A discussion of some of the privacy issues that can arise in workplace investigations.

With the amendments to the Criminal Code, physicians and nurse practitioners may now legally provide MAID to eligible individuals.

In 1968, the Phillip Morris Company introduced Virginia Slims, a brand of cigarette's marketed to young, professional women.