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Tribunal orders Best Buy to pay fired employee over $60K; finds discrimination due to disability

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The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Best Buy Canada to pay a former employee over $60,000 in lost wages and compensation, finding that the company discriminated against him based on a disability. Vikas Sharma was fired from his position at a Coquitlam Best Buy in April 2021, weeks after he sought accommodations for a debilitating knee injury.

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Tribunal orders Best Buy to pay fired employee over $60K; finds discrimination due to disability

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Best Buy Canada to pay a former employee over $60,000 in lost wages and compensation, finding that the company discriminated against him based on a disability. Vikas Sharma was fired from his position at a Coquitlam Best Buy in April 2021, weeks after he sought accommodations for a debilitating knee injury.

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CBC News broke the news in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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