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Archives for July 2019

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WorkSafeBC mental disorder presumption

egulatory changes took effect on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 that expanded the presumption for mental health disorders caused by work. The presumption only applies to WorkSafeBC claims and eligible occupations. The initial list of eligible occupations included:

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Jurisdictional expansion of BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal to societies: A new avenue of dispute resolution

Effective July 15, 2019, a variety of society disputes (defined as “society claims” under the relevant legislation) may be resolved by the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal (“CRT”) instead of the B.C. Supreme Court.

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Do all arbitration clauses in employment agreements violate the ESA?

In Rhinehart v Legend 3D Canada (2019 ONSC 3296) Justice Sanfilippo was faced with a motion by the defendants to stay the action as the employment contract had an arbitration clause that said as follows:

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