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May 26, 2016
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Restrict Online Access to Court Cases not Resulting in Conviction, B.C. Judge Says

"The chief judge of the Provincial Court says online access to cases in which a person was not convicted of a crime should be limited, a blow to media outlets that argued the court and its records should be as open as possible. Chief Judge Thomas Crabtree announced a consultation regarding an online database, known as Court Services Online. In a post-consultation memorandum posted to the Provincial Court website, Judge Crabtree says a person who has not been convicted should not be exposed to stigma. He said information regarding acquittals, dismissals and withdrawals will only be available through Court Services Online (CSO) in the 30 days after the information is entered. He said online access to cases involving stays of proceedings will cease one year after entry, and information regarding peace bonds will be unavailable once the peace bond has expired. Dale Bass, the B.C. and Yukon representative for the Canadian Association of Journalists, said the organization believes journalists ""should have open access to this at any time."""

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May 26, 2016
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Box to Let Overseas Customers Store Files Locally in Privacy Bid

Box Inc., trying to lure more international customers, will offer overseas clients concerned about privacy the option to store information locally in cloud datacenters belonging to Amazon.com Inc. or International Business Machines Corp. Starting in May, Box Zones will give customers the choice of locating their files in Germany, Ireland, Japan, and Singapore. The company plans to add more regions in the future, said Chief Executive Officer Aaron Levie in an interview, and is looking at further choices in Europe and Asia as well as adding Australia and Latin America. Customers, particularly in some parts of Europe and South America, face laws that require certain types of data to be stored in their country or have strong preferences for that. Storage closer to the customer can also speed up computing. Box runs data centers in the U.S. but didn 't want to incur the costs of building out internationally to attract these customers, and it 's cheaper to pay Amazon and IBM to use their facilities, Levie said.

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May 26, 2016
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Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: Employer Rights "Up in Smoke"?

Employers in Canada understand that they must maintain a safe work environment for their employees.
 
They also understand that when it comes to accommodating employees with disabilities, they must do so to the point of undue hardship. This obligation does not change if the disability involves the use of medical marijuana.
 
Given this fact, the approach to the use of medical marijuana in the workplace really shouldn't be any different. The accommodation process must be undertaken as if it were any other accommodation issue. But the stigma and the "politics" of marijuana can make this process confusing from an employer's perspective.
 
Consider updating your policies on drug|alcohol use in the workplace - marijuana is still currently illegal. Even if it becomes legalized in the near future, its use while at work will be treated just like any other drug or alcohol substance.
 
Employees have a responsibility to discuss their needs with the employer. Employees are part of the accommodation process! They also have a duty to participate.

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