A lower court ruling that awarded a worker more than $550,000 because the 72-month fixed-term contract did not have a termination provision has been upheld by the Ontario Court of …
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Welder with nearly 40 years’ tenure awarded 12 months’ pay after being fired by successor employer
ASCO Manufacturing, a Toronto-based company specializing in the manufacturing of tables and desks, has been found liable for wrongful dismissal by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a case …
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Court flushes plumbing supply company’s defense down the drain after it repeatedly stalled examinations in wrongful dismissal case
A plumbing supply company in Ontario has had its statement of defence struck by a court after it was found to be uncooperative in a wrongful dismissal case. The case …
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Alberta court rejects bid by employer to shift courts, file counterclaim alleging negligence in wrongful dismissal case
In a recent decision, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta ruled against Dragon HCPS Inc. in a case brought by RT and his company for wrongful dismissal. Dragon had …
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Manitoba Labour Board tosses wrongful dismissal case filed under workplace safety regime
In a recent decision, the Manitoba Labour Board ruled on an appeal filed by MH, who claimed wrongful dismissal from his employment. The appellant alleged that the employer failed to …
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Company’s ‘unconscious bias’ in firing of Black worker from transit project cited in $160,000 arbitration award
A Black construction worker, fired without cause from Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT transit project, has been awarded more than $160,000 by an arbitrator — including $20,000 in human rights damages… …
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Former PearTree president wins wrongful dismissal case, awarded $10K in punitive damages
The former president of PearTree Securities has won a wrongful dismissal claim, including punitive damages of $10,000, following a 10-day trial at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. DD, an …
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Tribunal dismisses appeal by B.C. employer, citing its ‘conscious and deliberate’ decision to stand aside during investigation
A B.C. employer that appealed an employment standards ruling made a “conscious and deliberate” decision to stand aside during the initial investigation of a complaint by a former worker, a …
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Costs of playing hardball: Is terminating an employee worth $150,000?
by Lai King Humby Lai King HumBy Lai-King Hum | Hum Law Firm Many employers play hardball with employees they terminate. They make a lowball offer for termination pay and drag employees into litigation, hoping the …
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B.C. man, fired by text after disclosing he had Hepatitis C, awarded $67K by human rights tribunal
A B.C. worker, fired callously by text message after he told his employer he had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, has been awarded more than $67,000 by the province’s human …