By Angela Leung, SHARP Workplaces Coordinator
This is the second article in our series on Workplace Sexual Harassment Investigations. If you haven’t had the chance to read our first article, check out the 5 Red Flags for Workplace Sexual Harassment Investigation.
Workplace […]
By Jonathan Blair, Lawyer, Community Law Program
As the affordability crisis continues to grow in British Columbia, more tenants are fighting eviction notices, as the consequences of losing their housing in the current market could be disastrous. This has meant that more […]
The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) welcomes the provincial government’s increase in funding to improve access to justice for people with human rights claims. The additional funding for CLAS’ Human Rights Clinic will support our Clinic to respond to the growing […]
By Angela Leung, SHARP Workplaces Coordinator
Workplace bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, is difficult to deal with. Most people have experienced or witnessed this in one form or another. In a recent survey, 71.4 % of participants said they experienced […]
By Kevin Love, Lawyer at CLP
The BC government has continued to make positive changes to improve BC’s workers’ compensation system. There is a lot for workers to like in Bill 41, the government’s latest set of reforms to the Workers […]
By Jonathan Blair, Lawyer at CLP
This week Premier Eby announced a standalone ministry to deal with the housing crisis in British Columbia and, as a first step, new legislation to increase the supply of rental units. These changes will ensure that […]
CLAS is celebrating the decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal in RR v. Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society. The Tribunal found that our client, referred to as RR in the decision, was discriminated against by the child protection […]
(Vancouver, B.C.) The Community Legal Assistance Society’s SHARP Workplaces Legal Advice Clinic is launching a campaign to advocate for provincial legislation restricting the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in sexual harassment cases. The campaign will raise awareness about the misuse of NDAs […]
By Jennifer Khor, SHARP Workplaces Supervising Lawyer
With the #MeToo Movement, more stories of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct have become public. Stories of harassers like Harvey Weinstein who repeatedly took advantage of their position of power, preyed on, and caused serious […]
In this series, we build on the foundations of our “Intro to Judicial Review” series to learn more about the issues arise in judicial reviews.
Please note, this guide does not constitute legal advice and should not be […]