Being dismissed from a job is usually a difficult pill to swallow, but summary dismissal from a position of tenure can be personally and financially devastating.In Sept. 2014, BC Ferries terminated the employment of an employee who had almost 25 years of service...
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Month: October 2016
Likelihood of a workplace accident increases with fatigue
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 26, 2016 | Workplace Accidents
Hazards exist in varying degrees at any job site. Learning how to deal with them should be part of every worker's training program, and risk minimization a part of the daily routine for employees and employers in Canada. However, there is one workplace accident...
Fatal workplace accident under investigation in Saanich
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 24, 2016 | Workplace Accidents
Working at a height increases the risk of an accident at any job. Each year, many men and women in British Columbia are injured at work after a fall. The most recent incident resulted in the death of a young man after a workplace accident on Vancouver Island. The...
Wrongful termination claimed in Evergreen Line layoff
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 21, 2016 | Wrongful Termination
Employees and employers rely upon each other to get a job done. Sometimes when the two parties do not see eye to eye on an issue, that relationship can be strained. A large construction project in Vancouver became the site of such a disagreement, and it ended with a...
Tow-truck driver suffers workplace injury on Highway 1
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 14, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
Hazardous conditions may be present at any job site. For those whose work takes them out on the streets and highways of British Columbia, however, there is an extra element of danger present at all times. A recent accident in which a tow-truck driver suffered a...
Man suffers workplace injury when trench collapses; charges laid
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 10, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
Sometimes the wheels of justice turn slowly, especially when multiple parties are involved and investigations need to be conducted. When the incident in question involves a workplace injury, facts have to be gathered by both sides, and the resulting documents can be...