The Alberta Court of Justice has dismissed claims by NL Fisher Supervision & Engineering Ltd. against former contractors, ruling that the non-competition clauses in their agreements were unreasonable and unenforceable. …
-
Featured
Badger Infrastructure Solutions loses bid for injunction against former manager, competitor who hired him
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has dismissed Badger Infrastructure Solutions’ application for an interim injunction against its former area manager and his new employer, Ontario Excavac (OE). The company …
-
Constructive DismissalFeatured
New Brunswick company granted permanent injunction against former IT worker who took hard drive, joined competitor
Unipco has won a permanent injunction, via summary judgement, preventing one of its former IT employees from sharing confidential information about the company. It’s a complicated tale involving a missing …
-
Employment ContractsFeatured
The FTC wants to ban employers in U.S. from using non-compete clauses on workers
Some news from south of the border caught our attention today, with the Federal Trade Commission proposing a new rule that would ban employers from using non-compete clauses on workers. …