BCFed – Grant’s Law News Release

The BC Federation of Labour released this bulletin regarding Grant’s Law, which is a set of WCB regulations that protect late-night workers. Grant’s Law was developed after Grant DePatie was killed at the age of 24 during a gas-and-dash; he was working alone. This set of regulations has not only required that customers pre-pay for their gas, but also that employees working alone are protected by barriers or locked doors, or that they have a second person working for the 11:00pm – 6:00am shift.

Concern is mounting now that WCB has been said to consider a watering down of these regulations, which would permit employers to ignore the barrier and buddy system requirements without legal ramifications.

Read the news release HERE.