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Vicarious Liability of Employers

What is Vicarious Liability? Vicarious liability holds someone responsible for the harm caused by another person’s actions due to their relationship with the person causing the harm. It is a type of strict liability, which holds a person or organization…

Wrongful dismissal? Legal Recourse in BC (Video Blog)

Welcome to this week’s blog on the law. This week I will explain why, when you have been fired from your job without good reason, in other words you have suffered wrongful dismissal, you might make a complaint with the…

Criminal Liability of Employers for Workplace Negligence

October 28, 2016
Darren Williams
Court Decisions, Employment Law, Legal FAQs, Legal News, Personal Injury Law, Previous Publications, WCB

Criminal Liability of Employers, the Case of Stave Lake Quarries Stave Lake Quarries in 2015 was the first employer in B.C. to face criminal liability as it was charged with criminal negligence causing the death of an employee. This article…

When is a Mariner Entitled to Severance Pay? 7 Key Questions to Answer

October 7, 2016
Darren Williams
Employment Law, Legal FAQs, Marine Law, Previous Publications

“Get Off My Ship, You’re Fired”: When is a Mariner Entitled to Severance Pay? When is a mariner entitled to a notice of termination of their employment, or to be paid out for the time instead (called severance pay), is…

The Benefit of an Employment Contract

A well-written, one-page standard form employment contract can save an employer tens of thousands of dollars on a single employee’s termination, yet they are surprisingly rare. I would estimate that less than one-third of employers in B.C. have written employment…

Does the Employer have Just Cause to Terminate?

Having just cause allows the employer to terminate the employee immediately without giving the employee working notice or severance pay. It is, when terminating an employee, what most employers look to establish because it is the quickest and presumably the…

Severance Pay and Marine Employee’s Right to Arrest their Employer’s Vessel

Employees who are owed wages for working on a vessel hold a uniquely powerful position in their claims for severance because severance claims give rise to a maritime lien. A maritime lien is a special legal right that allows the…

When is an Employee Entitled to Severance Pay?

November 6, 2015
Darren Williams
Employment Law, Info Articles, Legal FAQs

When is an employee entitled to a notice of termination of their employment, or to be paid out for the time instead (called severance pay), is an unfortunately common question. In some cases, an employee is left with no right…

Criminal Negligence in the Workplace: Marine Employment Lessons

May 29, 2015
Darren Williams
Court Decisions, Employment Law, Industry News, Info Articles, Marine Law, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Law, Previous Publications

For the first time in B.C. history, the government has charged an employer with criminal negligence causing the death of an employee. Although the facts of the case do not involve the death of a mariner, this article should be…

Navigating Mariner Severance Pay – Tips for Mariners

May 27, 2015
Darren Williams
Employment Law, Info Articles, Legal FAQs, Marine Law, Previous Publications

“When is a mariner entitled to notice of termination of their employment, or to be paid out for the time instead, often called severance pay?” Unfortunately this is an all too common question. In some cases, a mariner is left…

Vicarious Liability of Employers

Wrongful dismissal? Legal Recourse in BC (Video Blog)

Criminal Liability of Employers for Workplace Negligence

When is a Mariner Entitled to Severance Pay? 7 Key Questions to Answer

The Benefit of an Employment Contract

Does the Employer have Just Cause to Terminate?

Severance Pay and Marine Employee’s Right to Arrest their Employer’s Vessel

When is an Employee Entitled to Severance Pay?

Criminal Negligence in the Workplace: Marine Employment Lessons

Navigating Mariner Severance Pay – Tips for Mariners

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