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Michelle Quinn Appointed Co-Chair of CBABC Employment Section Executive for 4th Term

Congrats to Employment & Human Rights Lawyer, Michelle Quinn for her appointment as co-chair of the 

Employment Contract Impossible to Perform: COVID-19 An Unforeseeable Event?

We continue to receive many questions from employers and employees about terminations and lay-offs, so in this blog post...

COVID-19 News: Details of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Program

Employers of all sizes, including charities and not-for-profit organizations, are now eligible for the federal government’s new Canada Emergency...

FAQs about COVID-19 for Employers as of March 25, 2020

We continue to receive calls and questions from employers arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 17, 2020,...

BC Government Amends Employment Standards Act Creating Unpaid Job Protection

The BC Employment Standards Act already provides a number of “protected” unpaid leaves of absence, including family responsibility, compassionate...

FAQs About COVID-19 for Employers as of March 19, 2020

We continue to receive calls and questions from employers arising from the COVID-19 situation and following recent government announcements.

As...

FAQs about COVID-19 for Employers

The unprecedented circumstances around the COVID-19 pandemic have many employers looking for answers to complex questions in a hurry....

Duty to Accommodate – Perfection Not Required

In a new post, Employment & Human Rights Lawyer Michelle A. Quinn reviews the recent case of Gaucher v....

How Recent Changes at ICBC Will Impact Accident Victims’ Rights to Compensation

On Sunday, February 16th, David Hay QC, leader of our Personal Injury Practice, was interviewed on CBC Radio...

Michelle A. Quinn Welcomed to the Partnership

Michelle practices in all areas of personal injury litigation and employment and human rights law. She is Co-Chair of...

Congratulations to Michelle Quinn – Second Year as Co-Chair of the CBABC Employment Section Executive

We are pleased to announce the recent appointment of Michelle Quinn, member of our Employment and Human Rights Group,...