Summary of Meetings: Human Rights Law
Number of Meetings Held: 3
October 27, 2023
Registration Count: Remote: 50
Guest Speakers: Alissa Demerse and Kevin Love
Meeting Title/Topic: Updates to the Workers Compensation Act
Synopsis: 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.
January 18, 2024
Registration Count: 82
Guest Speaker: Kristina Draskovic, Jimenez Gonzalez, and Humera Jabir
Meeting Title/Topic: BC's Approach to Addressing the Wage Gap: the Pay Transparency Act
Synopsis: In 2023, British Columbia enacted the Pay Transparency Act as part of British Columbia's efforts to address systemic pay discrimination. Kristina Draskovic, Elias Jimenez Gonzalez and Humera Jabir provide key takeaways on the Pay Transparency Act and its regulations including the Pay Transparency Act's intersection with the Human Rights Code and potential impact on Section 12 (pay discrimination) complaints. This was a joint meeting with Employment Law.
June 27, 2024
Registration Count: 101
Guest Speaker: Devyn Cousinaeu
Meeting Title/Topic: Update from the Human Rights Tribunal
Synopsis: Devyn Cousineau provides attendees with an overview of the Tribunal’s ongoing backlog projects, process review, and restructuring, including where it is at and where it is headed in the months to come.