ON LEGAL WRITING: EMPLOYING STRONG VERBS
Again, none of this is original. I had thoughts about this subject for a future missive but an article I read recently in an online newspaper accelerated my thinking. I was struck by the verb used in…
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Human Rights Hearing Continues About Community-Based Supports and Services for People with Disabilities
A human rights hearing regarding the Province’s provision of community-based supports and services for people with disabilities resumed this week. Vince Calderhead of Pink Larkin…
Supreme Court of Canada Releases New Charter Cases on Systemic Discrimination
By Katrin MacPhee, Articling Student The Supreme Court of Canada struck down provisions of Quebec’s Pay Equity Act and clarified the law regarding systemic discrimination through two decisions released May 10th. The Act was introduced to…
Sexual Harassment Law – Part 2: Does Intention Matter?
Does intention matter when it comes to workplace sexual harassment? The short answer is no. Sexual harassment is conduct of a sexual nature that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome. This means…
ON LEGAL WRITING
ON LEGAL WRITING None of this is original. Are lawyers bad writers? Well – yes and no. Sometimes we can get lost. I personally attribute it to post traumatic stress disorder from reading constitutional law cases in…
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Rules on Medical Marijuana Coverage
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal today struck down a decision of a Nova Scotia Human Rights Board of Inquiry that required benefit plans to provide medical marijuana coverage when that coverage was not provided for in…
Expanding Access to Workers’ Compensation Benefits by Removing the Causal Barrier for PTSD Sufferers
On October 26, 2017, Bill 7, An Act to Amend Chapter 10 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1st Sess, 63rd General Assembly, Nova Scotia, 2017, (the “Bill”) was given royal assent. It will…
Human rights complainants spent years in locked wing of Nova Scotia Hospital
February 5th is the first day of a human rights hearing regarding the province’s provision of supportive housing for people with disabilities. Vince Calderhead of Pink Larkin represents three complainants who spent years in a locked wing…
The Right to File a Human Rights Complaint Against Someone who is not an Employee
Can you file a human rights complaint against someone who harasses you at work, but who does not work for your employer? According to a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision, the answer may be yes. In…
Congédiement d’un employé non syndiqué au Nouveau-Brunswick
Il existe de nombreuses catégories d’employés au Nouveau-Brunswick. La majorité par contre, se cadre selon la classification suivante : Non-syndiqués; et travaille dans un domaine de compétence provinciale. Ce type d’employé représente près de 2/3 des employés au…