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By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 4 Minutes Read January 29, 2020

Fired because of race? Consider a human rights claim

In 2018, a group of eight Caucasian employees of the Spruce Hill Resort and Spa Ltd. (“the Resort”) in British Columbia made a complaint to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (“the Tribunal”), in which they alleged that they had been terminated from their employment because they were not Chinese. The Tribunal found that seven of the employees had been discriminated against on the basis of race and colour, and one employee had been discriminated against on the basis of sex.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / discrimination based on race, discrimination based on sex, employment law, poisoned work environment, sexual harassment

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read January 29, 2020

Governance considerations for unincorporated associations that will pay off in the long run

It is not unusual for startup organizations to be attracted to the concept of an unincorporated association, since unincorporated associations require little effort to form and are less costly to run than corporations.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Not for Profit / charities, governance, incorporation, non-profit governance, property, unincorporated association

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read January 28, 2020

Normal anxiety or mental illness? A guide for employers

Employers have a duty to accommodate employees suffering from mental illnesses. But distinguishing mental illness from ordinary anxiety is no easy matter.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / anxiety, duty to accommodate, employment law, human rights, mental disability, Mental illness, stress

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