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Bc Human Rights Tribunal
BC lawyer to pay $35K after ‘harsh’ words ruled client discrimination
A BC defence lawyer has been ordered to pay a former client $30,000 because his…
BC cashier awarded $40,000 after being fired for self-isolating during pandemic
A BC grocery store that fired a cashier because she self-isolated due to having COVID-19…
Human Rights Tribunal rules Kamloops doctor’s medical notes were ‘discrimination’
A Kamloops doctor and addictions specialist has been ordered to pay $7,500 to a patient…
Former Lake Country student with MS claims school district discriminated against her
A former Lake Country high school student has won the first round of a BC…
Minor win for Okanagan support worker claiming non-profit fired her over her disabilities
An Okanagan charity that helps marginalized people has failed in its bid to have a…
Elderly Kamloops fishers lose legal fight to fish for kokanee in nearby lake
An elderly group of fly fishers who claimed that not being able to put their…
Okanagan firm that paid female electrician less fails to have human rights case thrown out
An Okanagan company has lost an appeal to have a case thrown out after a…
Kamloops woman scores minor victory after strata refused disabled parking stall
A Kamloops woman has won the first round of a BC Human Rights Tribunal case…
Tribunal orders BC police watchdog to pay $52K after it rescinds job offer to female Métis lawyer
BC's police watchdog has been ordered to pay $52,000 to a female Métis lawyer after…
BC man whose job offer nixed over criminal record wins 1st round of human rights case
A BC man who had a job offer rescinded has won the first round of…
BC transwoman scores minor human rights victory against Ministry of Health
A BC transgender woman has won the first round of a Human Rights Tribunal dispute…
Kelowna theatre company on hook $55K for firing Billy Elliot star
A Kelowna theatre company is on the hook for $55,000 after it fired a 14-year-old…
Uber hits back against decision requiring it to offer wheelchair accessible options
Uber Canada, facing multiple legal threats from around the province, is fighting back in the…
BC prisoner went to human rights tribunal to wear ‘Nike Airs’
Two men serving time in B.C. prisons tried to use the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal…
‘Pervasive’ sexual harassment, assault nets former BC assistant $160K
CONTENT ADVISORY Sydney Richard Hayden's executive assistant was stranded in another country, relying on strangers…
Temporary foreign workers claim sexual abuse at Ashcroft farm
Three temporary workers from South American claim they were sexually abused and exploited while working…
BC high school student gets $5,000 after school ignored their anxiety
A BC school district has been ordered to pay up after it failed to accommodate…
Tenant loses human rights complaint after BC landlord prohibits medical cannabis
A BC renter who was forced to move after his landlord took issue with his…
BC woman who harassed Canadian Tire customer claimed discrimination
A woman's erroneous claim she was banned from a Canadian Tire store was dismissed by…
BC family denied apartment set to make case at human rights tribunal
A family of four in BC was denied tenancy in a two-bedroom apartment allegedly because…
BC anti-abortion group loses human rights claim against Kootenay newspaper
A BC anti-abortion group claimed a newspaper infringed on their human rights when it cancelled…
Disabled Penticton education assistant claims district discriminated against her
The BC Human Rights Tribunal will hear a Penticton education assistant's claim that she was…
Woman denied access to Kelowna men’s group loses human rights complaint
A woman denied admittance to a Kelowna men's group event took her claim of discrimination…
Kelowna worker wins right to take employer to human rights tribunal
A Kelowna worker will have his chance to present a discrimination case to the BC…