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BC vs Ontario: BC Supreme Court confirms no common law tort for invasion of privacy

July 8, 2013 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently confirmed that there is no common law tort of invasion of privacy in that province. This is in contrast to an earlier decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal which accepted such a cause of action.

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Denny’s temporary foreign workers employment standards class action suit gets certified

May 11, 2012 Christina Catenacci Corporate Immigration, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

The British Columbia Supreme Court just certified a class action where the plaintiffs (foreign workers) allege that the employer failed to provide them with the amount of work promised, overtime pay and reimbursements for travel expenses and recruitment fees contrary to the Employment Standards Act. Also, the employees argued the employer breached the contract and its fiduciary duty, and was unjustly enriched for having the workers work without being paid. To top it off…

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