IN-PERSON MEETING: Updates to the Workers Compensation Act
This meeting is being hosted by the Human Rights Law Section.
| Speakers: |
Alissa Demerse, Roper Greyell LLP
Kevin Love, Community Legal Assistance Society |
| Time: |
Friday, October 27, 2023, 12:15pm - 2:00pm (PT)
Lunch will start at 12:15pm with the presentation beginning promptly at 12:30pm. |
| Location: |
Fasken, 550 Burrard St, Suite 2900, Vancouver BC, V6C 0A3 |
| Meal Cost: |
Optional - $ 21.00 +GST - Please Select at Registration |
| CPD Hours: |
1.50 hour |
Synopsis
If you're confused about jurisdiction over workplace human rights, things are about to get even more complicated. Amendments to the Workers Compensation Act will soon impose a duty on certain employers to maintain an injured worker’s employment and to accommodate the worker to the point of undue hardship. The mandate to enforce these duties will fall to WorksafeBC and the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal.
Alissa Demerse and Kevin Love discuss which workers and employers are covered by these new provisions, what WorksafeBC can do to enforce them, and how these amendments may impact other decision-makers like the labour arbitrators and the Human Rights Tribunal.
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Territorial Acknowledgement
This event takes place on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
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