The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) worker the right to amend his statement of claim against the TTC to include damages for …
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‘Increasing the temperature’: Court orders Norfolk County’s former solicitor to pay $24,000 in costs in wrongful dismissal case
The former solicitor for the County of Norfolk in Ontario has been ordered to pay more than $24,000 in legal costs following a a series of complex motions related to …
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Bullying tactic? Court allows welder’s punitive damages bid to proceed after employer files $1 million counterclaim
An Ontario court has dismissed a motion by a numbered company to strike punitive damages from a former employee’s amended statement of claim. The worker alleged that a $1 million …
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Longtime farm worker awarded nearly $440,000 in wrongful dismissal case
A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both …
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Ontario court orders TD Bank to produce unredacted complaints, workplace investigation documents
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered the Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) to produce unredacted versions of employee complaints, a whistleblower complaint, and an investigation report in a wrongful dismissal …
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds termination clause for former Harbour Air Seaplanes executive
The former vice-president of maintenance operations at Harbour Air Seaplanes has lost his appeal of a wrongful dismissal ruling in front of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. G.E. was …
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Alberta court rejects streamlined trial in wrongful dismissal case filed by Big Rock Brewery’s former CEO
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has denied a request by the former president and CEO of Big Rock Brewery for a streamlined trial in his wrongful dismissal lawsuit. …
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Major payroll typo fuels legal battle, human rights claim for sawmill’s receptionist/cleaner
A request by Herwynen Sawmill in Guelph, Ont., to defer a human rights complaint has been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. It’s a complicated case involving a …
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Fired body shop technician with autistic son awarded $10K in moral damages
A former body shop technician at Carstar Downsview has been awarded more than $23,000 in a wrongful dismissal case by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Small Claims Court. That …
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B.C. court rules in favour of music therapist who ‘frightened’ client with her tattoo
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled in favour of a music therapist who sought damages for wrongful dismissal against Creative Music Therapy Solutions Inc. (CMTS). The termination came …