An Ontario court has struck a meat packing company’s counterclaim against a former sales director accused of downloading confidential files, finding the pleadings lacked sufficient material facts but allowing the… …
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Ontario court orders wrongful dismissal mediation to proceed by videoconference
An Ontario judge has ordered mediation in a wrongful dismissal case to proceed by videoconference, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to demonstrate that an in-person meeting would be more …
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BC Hydro employee ordered to repay parental leave top-up after refusing to return to work
A British Columbia employee who declined to return to work following the suspension of the employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy must repay more than $4,000 in parental leave benefits, the Civil …
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PREMIUM Firing of social media manager right before anniversary was calculated move to avoid severance: Court
An Ontario court has awarded a worker nearly $27,000 in damages after her employer terminated her employment just nine days before her first anniversary, in what the court inferred was… …
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PREMIUM Ontario court orders Edward Jones to answer discovery questions about executive’s cancer diagnosis
An Ontario judge has ordered Edward Jones Investments to answer questions about what company officials knew regarding a senior executive’s cancer diagnosis and when they knew it, in a wrongful… …
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PREMIUM Totally Nuts controller awarded $492,000 after wrongful dismissal following medical leave
A Quebec employer has been ordered to pay more than $492,000 in damages after wrongfully dismissing a long-serving controller who refused to resign during a salary dispute, then pursued baseless… …
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PREMIUM B.C. founder alleging conspiracy to silence him can pursue tort claims against directors
A British Columbia founder who alleged he was wrongfully terminated to prevent him from exposing financial misrepresentations can pursue tort claims against company directors and an investor, the B.C. Court… …
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PREMIUM B.C. court upholds dismissal of employer’s appeal over wage violations
The BC Supreme Court has dismissed a judicial review application from a Vancouver scientific research company that challenged an Employment Standards Tribunal decision upholding findings the employer violated provincial employment… …
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Multicultural Association of Fredericton wins summary judgment in wrongful dismissal case
A New Brunswick judge has granted summary judgment to the Multicultural Association of Fredericton and dismissed a wrongful dismissal action brought by a former employee, finding the worker was employ… …
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Self-represented applicant ordered to pay costs after failed bias claim against Saskatchewan judge
A Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench judge has dismissed multiple applications from a self-represented litigant seeking judicial review of Law Society of Saskatchewan decisions, including claims of ju… Free Membership …