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Pensions and Employee Benefits Law Blog

WEBOn April 30, 2021, Bill C-30, the most recent federal budget implementation bill, underwent first reading in the House of Commons. Bill C-30 contains the …

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B.C. Government Introduces Bill 12 – 2024 Public Health …

WEBOn March 14, 2024, the B.C. government introduced for first reading Bill 12 – 2024, Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act. Under this proposed legislation, the …

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Employee Life and Health Trusts and Health and Welfare Trusts

WEBKey Features of an HWT. An HWT, like an ELHT, must be restricted to providing prescribed group benefits, being disability, medical, dental and group life insurance. Like an ELHT, …

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Employee Life and Health Trusts Conversion: The Final Steps

WEBIn the 2018 budget, the Government of Canada announced its initiative to discontinue CRA policies regarding health and welfare trusts (HWTs) and require …

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Employee Life and Health Trusts and Health and Welfare Trusts

WEBTax lawyer, Alex Coombes, discusses the basic features of an Employee Life and Health Trusts (ELHT) and Health and Welfare Trusts (HWT), considers the most …

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Amending Employment Agreements: Don’t Forget Consideration

WEBIn the recent decision of Matijczack v.Homewood Health Inc., 2021 BCSC 1658 (Homewood Health), the BC Supreme Court confirmed that employers must …

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Healthcare Industries Lawson Lundell

WEBWe assist clients in a wide range of matters including: The establishment and regulation of extended care and assisted living facilities. Lawson Lundell has experienced health law …

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Beware: New Tort of Harassment in Alberta

WEBIn Alberta Health Services v. Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench identified a new tort of harassment in response to a Calgary mayoral …

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New Accessibility Requirements for the B.C. Public Sector

WEBAccessible organizations need to be aware of the three requirements coming into force on September 1: Establish an accessibility committee; Develop an …

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Get Ready Alberta Employers: the New Occupational Health and …

WEBThis blog post is a follow-up to our two-part blog post and webinar discussing sweeping changes to Alberta's workers' compensation and occupational health and …

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On Whose Authority

WEBIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across Canada have put measures in place to slow the spread, but which have also had a significant impact …

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Remote Work Arrangements: Simple, Right

WEBRemote Work Arrangements: Simple, Right? Maybe Not. By Lucy Williams, Michelle S. Jones on September 21, 2023. Posted in Labour and Employment. “Job …

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Labour and Employment Law Blog

WEBDiscrimination is an action or a decision that treats a person or a group differently than others due to factors such as their race, age or disability. These reasons, …

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Labour and Employment Law Blog

WEBBy Michelle S. Jones, Miny Atwal on November 1, 2022. Posted in Occupational Health & Safety. On October 31, 2022, the B.C. government introduced …

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Labour and Employment Law Blog

WEBTerminating the employment of an employee is never easy. There are many things to consider from both a practical and legal perspective. The more prepared you …

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Labour and Employment Law Blog

WEBThis is the first installment of a two-part blog discussing sweeping changes to the Alberta Workers' Compensation Act (WCA) and Occupational Health and Safety Act …

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Addressing the Privacy Challenges with Workplace COVID-19 …

WEBAs we have outlined in Part 1 and Part 2 of our blog series, ‘Returning the Workplace to Safe Operation’, employers have a duty to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in …

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Labour and Employment Law Blog

WEBThe Court of Appeal wrote: The employer is still able to recover overpayments from employees where that employee agrees to the deductions, or where …

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Labour and Employment Law Blog

WEBThe Supreme Court of Canada set out the basic three-part test for prima facie discrimination in Moore v British Columbia (Education)[1]. However, courts and …

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