A recent decision in British Columbia held that a partner in a law firm can be considered to be an employee. The lawyers weekly reported:

Canadian law firms could be examining their partnership agreements exposure under human rights codes after a B.C. Supreme Court recently upheld a provincial Human Rights Tribunal (HRT) decision that a partner was an employee under the province’s code.

The partner was challenging the firms mandatory retirement policy. The partner alleged age discrimination.

The complete story can be found by clicking the link A law firm partner is an ‘employee,’ says BC court.