Effective this fall, Bill 11 will amend the Employment Standards Act to remove the requirement for employees to provide a doctor's note for short-term health-related absences.

Under the Pay Transparency Act, SBC 2023, c 18 (the "Act"), beginning November 1, 2023, all BC employers must include the expected pay or expected pay range for a specific job opportunity that they publicly advertise.

In the age of social media and viral moments, employees are increasingly finding themselves facing workplace consequences for off-duty behavior.

In the recent case of Grealy v. XL Tool Inc., 2025 ONSC 4010, the plaintiff, Mr. Grealy, was awarded only $4,600 after a two-day trial, despite seeking over $91,000 plus punitive damages.