S.S. v. Canada Employment Insurance Commission, 2019; Tribunal Number: GE-19-1950

Chris’ client was denied Employment Insurance benefits after the Commission determined that she had left her job voluntarily. We appealed to the Social Security Tribunal and successfully argued that our client was in fact terminated from employment and therefore she was entitled to EI benefits. She received a retroactive payment and ongoing support during her search for new employment.

Sargeant v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 FC 893

Chris represented our client in a judicial review application in federal court after his security clearance license was rescinded by Transport Canada following the discovery of a dated arrest in Washington state. His employer terminated him due to the loss of his security clearance. The Court issued an important decision regarding the review of security clearance decisions and procedural fairness regarding the process.

Sherstobitoff v British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2019 BCSC 1659

Judicial review – Workers Compensation Board accepted our client’s claim for a back injury sustained on a first day on the job with her new employer. In setting her long-term wage rate, WCB found her to be a ‘temporary’ worker. We argued for our client that her employment was permanent. WCAT dismissed our claim and affirmed the initial WCB decision. We petitioned the BC Supreme Court, and the Court found the WCAT decision was patently unreasonable as it failed to make findings about the words of our client’s oral employment contract. This judicial review presented an interesting intersection of employment law, workers compensation law, and administrative law. Read Chris’ blog post about this case here.