Focus on Canadian Cases Archives - Page 17 of 18

40 Months’ of Long Term Disability Benefits Due to Negligent Misrepresentation by Employer
April 14, 2016
In Feldstein v. 364 Northern Development Corp., the British Columbia Supreme Court determined that an employer negligently represented the details Read More...

Termination during a Probationary Period
April 7, 2016
In Nagribianko. v. Select Wine Merchants Ltd., the Divisional Court found a former employee was unfairly awarded damages by the lower court after bein Read More...

Exclusivity and the Dependent Contractor
March 10, 2016
In Keenan v Canac Kitchens Ltd., a Division of Kohler Ltd., the Court of Appeal upheld the 2015 determination the plaintiffs were dependent contractor Read More...

Settlement Upheld by Court Despite After Acquired Cause
December 8, 2015
In Dennis v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. the Ontario Superior Court of Justice enforced the terms of a termination without cause settlement betwe Read More...

Reinstatement of Employee After Almost a Decade and Over $400,000 in Back Pay and Damages
November 9, 2015
In Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board v. Fair, the Divisional Court of Ontario upheld the 2012 and 2013 Tribunal decisions to reinstate an emplo Read More...

No Credit to Employee for Prior Service Where Agreement Signed and Payment Provided
September 29, 2015
Hall v. Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. - British Columbia Court of Appeal held that despite the agreement with the former employer not referring to Read More...

Cause Termination Upheld due to Undisclosed Disability
September 3, 2015
In Bellehumeur v. Windsor Factory Supply Ltd., the Ontario Court of Appeal agreed with the Trial Judge that the Employer’s termination of the Read More...

Employer Must Pay Notice to Employee Who Had Not Started Work Yet
August 6, 2015
The recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision in DeGagne v. Williams Lake (City) reminds us that an Employer's obligation to provide notice of te Read More...