Remote and hybrid work arrangements continue to create legal risks for employers across Canada — especially when flexibility has become part of an employee’s established working relationship. A recent decision from the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights just...
Employers in British Columbia are facing a major shift in how employment standards complaints are handled. With the passage of Bill 10 – the Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, the province is introducing faster enforcement, broader investigative powers, and new...
Case: A2500253 (Re), 2026 CanLII 21296 (BC WCAT) Overview In the case of A2500253 (Re), 2026 CanLII 21296 (BC WCAT), the British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) upheld a finding of prohibited action against an employer who terminated a worker...
Our clients often tell us some version of this: “The issues were obvious. We’d talked to the employee multiple times. They knew there was a problem.” Unfortunately, courts don’t decide cases based on what felt obvious at the time. They decide them based on process,...
Lessons from Vestergaard v Destiny Media Technologies Inc., 2025 BCSC 2093 In October 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed all claims brought by Steven Vestergaard, the founder and long-serving CEO of publicly-traded Destiny Media Technologies Inc. The...
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 while helping prevent the spread of illness in workplaces. Effective...
