A six-month layoff without pay did not amount to a firing, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled, upholding a lower court decision that a temporary layoff clause in… …
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PREMIUM B&B Towing wins partial appeal in constructive dismissal fight, damages cut by $125K
A tow truck driver who was awarded $236,163.77 after being constructively dismissed from a towing company has had that award reduced by $125,640, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has… …
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PREMIUM Van Dolder’s, Wayfair ‘at any time’ termination clauses upheld by Ontario’s top court
Two Ontario workers who argued the termination clauses in their employment contracts were void have lost their claims for common law damages, after the Court of Appeal for Ontario found… …
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PREMIUM Tech founder was Zenova employee, not contractor: Ontario Court of Appeal
A Canadian product development director who sued Zenova Group for wrongful dismissal has won the right to pursue his case in Ontario, after the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned… …
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PREMIUM Ontario’s top court upholds dismissal of healthcare workers’ vaccine lawsuit
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has dismissed an appeal brought by more than 400 current and former healthcare workers who challenged the striking of their lawsuit against the provincial… …
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PREMIUM Hampton Inn operator loses bid to escape $120K wrongful dismissal judgment
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a ruling that a numbered Ontario company operating as Hampton Inn and Suites in Brantford is jointly liable, as a common employer,… …
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PREMIUM Office manager liable for $1.18 million in unauthorized transfers: Ontario appeal court
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a summary judgment finding that an office manager misappropriated more than $1.18 million from her employer’s personal accounts, but set aside part… …
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PREMIUM Lower-paying replacement work still counts toward mitigation, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has partly allowed an appeal by Brandt Tractor, reducing a wrongful dismissal damages award after finding the trial judge wrongly refused to deduct the… …
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Tanzania, not Ontario, is proper forum for Barrick Gold human rights claims: Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has dismissed a bid by Tanzanian plaintiffs to have their human rights and personal injury claims against Barrick Gold Corporation heard in Ontario, ruling …
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Worker who built rival software on his own time can keep copyright, Ontario’s top court rules
A senior software developer who secretly built a competing product while employed at a London, Ont., tech company kept copyright in that software because he developed it outside his assigned …


