The Supreme Court of Canada has provided some important guidance regarding who qualifies as an "employee" under the British Columbia Human Rights Code in the case of McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.
Mr. McCormick was an equity partner at Fasken. The Fasken Partnership Agreement required Mr. McCormick to divest his ownership in the partnership and retire ...
On April 25, 2007 the BC Government introduced Bill 31: the Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007.
Once the amendments are in force, the changes to the legislation are to be effective January 1, 2008.
Currently, the BC Human Rights Code defines “age” as being an age of 19 years or more and less than 65 years. Following the amendment ...
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