Consolidated British Columbia Labour & Employment Law Statutes and Regulations 2020 provides access to all the relevant British Columbia labor and employment law statutes and regulations in one place. It's an annual publication designed to consolidate and keep current the statutes and regulations relevant to the practice and study of labor and employment law in British Columbia. It includes the revised Workers Compensation Act. The revised Workers Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 2019, c. 1, came into force on April 6, 2020 as a limited revision under the Statute Revision Act. The 2020 edition of Consolidated British Columbia Labour & Employment Law Statutes and Regulations includes both the old and revised versions of the Act, as well as a table of concordance comparing the two versions. Also incorporates the Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 (Bill 16). The Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020, S.B.C. 2020, c. 6, came into force on March 23, 2020. It amended the Employment Standards Act to provide for leave related to COVID-19, with rights and obligations retroactive to January 27, 2020.

New materials in the 2020 edition:

The following materials are new for the 2020 edition,

• Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act, S.B.C. 2018, c. 45
• Workers Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 2019, c. 1
• Table of Concordance: Workers Compensation Act Pre-RS2019 to RS2019
• Security for Costs, regulation under Administrative Tribunals Act, B.C. Reg. 238/2015
• Family Member Regulation, under Employment Standards Act, B.C. Reg. 137/2019
• Human Rights Tribunal Practice Direction Hearing Recording and Transcripts
• Human Rights Tribunal Practice Direction Page Restrictions on Applications to Dismiss a Complaint
• Human Rights Tribunal Practice Direction Application to Dismiss a Complaint Against Individual Respondents
• Public Service Oath Regulation, under Public Service Act, B.C. Reg. 228/2007

Updated materials in the 2020 edition:

The following act has been repealed,

• Teachers Collective Agreement Act, S.B.C. 2005, c. 27

The following nine acts have been amended:

• Community Services Labour Relations Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 27
• Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165
• Human Rights Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210
• Labour Relations Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 244
• Pension Benefits Standards Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 30
• Public Sector Employers Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 384
• Public Service Labour Relations Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 388
• Workers Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 492

The following two regulations have been repealed,

• Compassionate Care Leave, regulation under Employment Standards Act, B.C. Reg. 281/2006
• Human Rights Code Regulation, under Human Rights Code, B.C. Reg. 373/96

The following six regulations have been amended,

• Employment Standards Regulation, under Employment Standards Act, B.C. Reg. 396/95
• Committees of the Executive Council Regulation, under Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, B.C. Reg. 156/2017
• Health Care Employers Regulation, under Public Sector Employers Act, B.C. Reg. 427/94
• Social Services Employers Regulation, under Public Sector Employers Act, B.C. Reg. 84/2003
• Salary Range Regulation, under Public Service Act, B.C. Reg. 152/2017
• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, under Workers Compensation Act, B.C. Reg. 296/97

The following fifteen government documents have been updated,

• Employment Standards Tribunal Rules of Practice and Procedure
• How to Prepare and File an Appeal
• How to Prepare and File an Application for Reconsideration
• Employment Standards Tribunal Appeal Form
• Employment Standards Tribunal Reconsideration Application Form
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 1.1 Individual Complaint
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 1.2 Complaint for Another Person
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 1.3 Complaint for Group or Class
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 1.4 Retaliation Complaint
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 4 Time Limit Response
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 7.2 Dismissal Application
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 9.1 Complainant Document Disclosure
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 9.2 Respondent Document Disclosure
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 9.5 Complainant Document Disclosure Regarding Remedy
• Human Rights Tribunal Form 9.7 Respondent Document Disclosure Regarding Remedy