The Government of British Columbia has implemented significant changes to sick-note requirements—changes designed to reduce the administrative burden on both employees and health-care providers...
British Columbia has officially expanded job protections for workers coping with serious illness or injury. The recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act (ESA) now allow employees to take up...
Lessons from Kiiveri v. Four Seasons Whistler Hotel Limited Partnership (2025 BCCRT 1613) When employers believe they have just cause, they often assume they can terminate immediately and skip...
Canada is approaching a major regulatory deadline: the WHMIS 2022 compliance deadline on December 15, 2025. After this date, all hazardous products sold, imported or used in Canadian workplaces must...
The Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30) which was introduced on May 28, 2025, received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025, bringing major amendments to three core workplace laws in Ontario:...
Schick v. University of New Brunswick, 2025 NBKB 207 (CanLII) Background Richard Schick was hired in May 2021 as the head coach of the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Women’s Volleyball team on...
Lessons from Simms v. Alzawad (2025 BCCA 346) Background John Simms, a hospital transfer driver, was injured in a motor vehicle accident during the course of his employment. Since the injury...
Background Tom Boguslawski worked as a Project Engineer for Carbon Engineering ULC (CE) — a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum and OXY USA — from April 2019 to June 2025. CE develops Direct Air...
Titus Steel Company Limited v. Hack, 2025 ONCA 693 (CanLII) Ontario Court of Appeal affirms that not every senior employee is a fiduciary. Background Titus Steel Company Limited, a family-owned...
A recent Ontario arbitration case shows how far a Last Chance Agreement (LCA) can go — and how binding it really is once signed. What Happened In United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175...
