By Veronica Ukrainetz
On June 9, 2009, The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal awarded Lynda Kerr, a pharmaceutical sales representative, damages of $387,083.07 plus pre/post...
By Robert Smithson
Complying with human rights obligations relating to employees suffering the disease of addiction is a challenge for human resources professionals. The challenge...
By Jennifer Lynch, QC*
When it comes to mental illness and problem substance use in the workplace, employers and employees have both rights and responsibilities....
By Robert Smithson
In Auckland, New Zealand a recent news item told the story of Vicki Walker who was fired from her job, in part,...
By Jay Sharun, CHRP
History may not put this secret alongside the contents of the Zapruder film or how they put caramel inside the...
By Robert Smithson
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has reported that, at the time of a recent mid-air collision between an airplane and a...
By Robert Smithson
In employment law circles, the terms “enticement” or “inducement” refer to the more aggressive methods by which an employer will woo an...
By Robert Smithson
If asked, “Do you consent to being assaulted at work?” the great majority of employees would undoubtedly answer, “No.” In some workplaces,...
