Most people change their jobs multiple times throughout their lives. The reasons that prompt someone to seek a new job vary widely. Sometimes it occurs because a worker chooses this course of action, and leaves a previous job. Other times however it is because their...
Trusted Legal Advisors In The Modern Workplace
Month: August 2015
Nurses at high risk for workplace injury
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Aug 23, 2015 | Workplace Injuries
Workplace injuries can occur in a variety of settings. While construction work sites may be the first locations that many people think about when they consider dangerous workplaces, the reality is, health care facilities can be extremely dangerous to those who work...
BC Human Rights Tribunal fails to find discrimination in hiring
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Aug 14, 2015 | Labour And Employment Law
There are multiple grounds upon which employees and prospective employees assert complaints of discrimination in employment. While these claims mostly arise during the course of - or at the conclusion of - the employment relationship, they can...
Using a lawyer to conduct a workplace investigation
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Aug 9, 2015 | Labour And Employment Law
Each day incidents arise at the workplace which may require an employer to investigate formally the allegations which arise. An alleged violation of human rights law and bullying and harassment complaints are where workplace investigations commonly...
Accommodating workers who use marijuana
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Aug 2, 2015 | Labour And Employment Law
Employers have a duty to accommodate workers who are disabled, up to the point of undue hardship or where a bona fide occupational requirement (BFOR) exists. The situations in which an accommodation must be granted vary depending on the specifics surrounding the...