Labour & Employment
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April 24, 2025
British Columbia Supreme Court case exposes new civil liability risks for regulators
Unfair regulatory investigations and decisions now present more than just judicial review risks — the regulator may be exposing themselves, their staff and even legal counsel to civil liability. In Thmbran v. British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives, [2024] B.C.J. No. 479, the British Columbia Supreme Court permitted tort claims against both the College of Nurses and Midwives and individual staff members to proceed, establishing that statutory immunity offers limited protection where there is bad-faith handling of regulatory complaints.
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April 24, 2025
Wait! Hear me out
I am listening to a Filipino song called Bulag Pipi at Bingi by Freddie Aguilar. The lyrics express the idea that the real world is not far from the life of deaf, blind and mute — it suggests that what one is going through is not unusual or isolated. However, the other side of me is worrying that I am starting to realize how loud the volume is. Am I starting to have noise-induced hearing loss?
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April 23, 2025
Securities regulators pause work on new mandatory climate and diversity disclosures
Canadian securities regulators have paused work on the development of a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments to the existing diversity-related disclosure requirements in the face of rising economic uncertainty, according to a release by the Canadian Securities Administrators.
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April 23, 2025
Navigating AI in the workplace: Legal frameworks and considerations for employers
The integration of artificial intelligence into the workplace has the potential to significantly impact both individual roles and organizational dynamics. Early this year, the Quebec privacy regulator submitted a brief regarding the use of AI in the workplace to the Québec Ministère du Travail.
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April 22, 2025
B.C. court dismisses proposed wrongful dismissal class action over lack of common employer
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a class action certification finding that the plaintiff could not establish that the employer was common among the class members.
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April 22, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal finds trial judge miscalculated loss of income damages in personal injury case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has increased a damages award for earnings losses in a personal injury case, finding that the trial judge erred by using a capital asset approach to assess the plaintiff’s loss of past and future earning capacity.
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April 22, 2025
Court considers several common, but complex, financial issues in a two-day hearing
In MacDonald v. MacDonald, 2025 ABKB 72, Justice Michael Lema considered several important issues that often present themselves in family law cases.
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April 22, 2025
Gandhi’s professional disaster
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
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April 17, 2025
SCC adopts ‘single-date’ approach to when bankrupt may be off the hook for gov’t student loan debt
The Supreme Court of Canada has settled 6-3 conflicting case law over when a bankrupt may be released from government student loan debt, pursuant to ss. 178(1)(g)(ii) and 178(2) of the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).
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April 17, 2025
Environmental law group warns Ontario law would slash species protections to reduce red tape
The Ontario government has introduced legislation it says will cut regulatory red tape as part of its multipronged effort to bolster a provincial economy burdened by U.S. tariffs.