Mandatory retirement decision will cost UPEI in excess of $1 million to...
In October 2009, I wrote about the PEI Human Rights Commission hearing on mandatory retirement at the University of PEI. The complaint had been brought by three former faculty members at the...
View ArticleCanadian Human Rights Tribunal issues remedies decision in Air Canada pilots...
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ("CHRT") issued its decision on remedies in the Air Canada pilots mandatory retirement case on November 8, 2010 (Vilven v. Air Canada, 2010 CHRT 27). In a landmark...
View ArticleEquity partner at law firm deemed "employee" for purposes of HR Code, can...
McCormick v. Fasken Martineau Dumoulin (No. 2), 2010 BCHRT 347
View ArticleLegislation introduced that would abolish mandatory retirement in most...
Mandatory retirement policies in most federally regulated workplaces will be abolished if a recently introduced private members bill becomes law.The bill - Bill C-481, An Act to amend the Canadian...
View ArticlePilot at top of Air Canada seniority list files complaint with CIRB over...
The Globe and Mail has a story today ("A pilot's quest to remain at the top") on the latest chapter of the long-running dispute between Air Canada, the Air Canada Pilots Association ("ACPA") and...
View ArticleCan employees over 65 be excluded from benefits?
Can employees over 65 be excluded from benefits? This is a question that Lindsey Taylor, a lawyer at Fasken Martineau in Vancouver, set out to answer in her article, "Benefits for Older Employees - Can...
View ArticleOntario introduces legislation that, if passed, will impose mandatory...
Ontario has introduced legislation that, if passed, will impose mandatory retirement at age 60 for salaried firefighters in certain circumstances. The Bill was introduced in the Ontario Legislature on...
View ArticleFederal government abolishes mandatory retirement except where it is bona...
The federal government has abolished mandatory retirement in federally regulated workplaces except where it is a bona fide occupational requirement ("BFOR").For more on this development, see: this...
View ArticleCanadian Human Rights Commission "Cautions Employers on Rights of Aging Workers"
The Canadian Human Rights Commission issued a news release on March 26, 2012 that "Cautions Employers on Rights of Aging Workers". The release reads:On December 16, 2011, the Government of Canada...
View ArticlePartner at law firm not in employment relationship, not protected under BC HR...
McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 2014 SCC 39
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