An Ontario court has ordered a software company to pay $58,110.13 in costs to a former employee after finding he was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to six months’ notice, along …
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Tool and die shop loses termination pay fight against forklift driver after relying on hearsay evidence
A southwestern Ontario metalworking company failed to escape its obligation to pay termination pay after an Ontario Labour Relations Board tribunal found its case against a dismissed forklift operator… Free …
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Court upholds dismissal of CIBC worker’s unjust dismissal complaint after mediated settlement found binding
A federal appeal court has dismissed a former CIBC employee’s bid to revive her unjust dismissal complaint, finding that the Canada Industrial Relations Board reasonably concluded a binding settlement… Free …
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PREMIUM Wrongful dismissal claim against West Fraser Mills dismissed after worker walks off job, refuses meeting
An Alberta court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a sawmill worker who walked off the job after learning he was scheduled to work the Christmas shutdown, finding… …
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PREMIUM Ontario court upholds jurisdiction over U.S. firms in fraudulent conveyance case
An Ontario court has dismissed an appeal by two American companies seeking to have a fraudulent conveyance action against them thrown out, ruling that Ontario courts have jurisdiction to hear… …
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Wrong court, wrong defendant, wrong act: Parole officer’s wrongful dismissal claim fails
A New Brunswick small claims adjudicator has dismissed a federal government worker’s wrongful dismissal claim, ruling the Small Claims Court of New Brunswick has no jurisdiction to hear disputes invol… …
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Norfolk County records on wrongful dismissal insurance claim excluded from freedom of information access
A former county employee who sued for wrongful dismissal cannot use Ontario’s freedom of information law to access records about the county’s insurance coverage for that claim, an adjudicator has …
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PREMIUM Saskatchewan’s top court scraps food worker’s $500K suit after only three shifts
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has upheld a decision striking a former food company worker’s statement of claim seeking more than $490,000 in damages following a dismissal that came after… …
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Kingston, Ont., taxi commission ordered to pay $50K in costs after wrongful dismissal loss
A Kingston, Ont.-area taxi licensing body has been ordered to pay $50,000 in legal costs plus disbursements after losing a wrongful dismissal case in which the court found it had …
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PREMIUM Ontario court dismisses Starbucks store manager’s wrongful dismissal claim, orders release signed
An Ontario court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal action brought by a former Starbucks store manager, finding that the worker entered into a binding separation agreement and then failed to… …


