Termination Archives | Minken Employment Lawyers

Employer Repudiates, Contractor Still Mitigates after Termination
December 30, 2010
A business owner enters into an agreement to sell his company and to become its new management consultant. Things go well until he’s given a task th Read More...

Employees Claim Wrongful Dismissal after Discovering Nurse’s Blood-Stained Car
September 30, 2010
Greenhawk Harness & Equestrian Supplies, faces a lawsuit filed by two employees whose dismissal coincided with the same week they both assisted police Read More...

Merrill Lynch Wins Appeal over $1.6M in Wrongful Dismissal Damages
September 24, 2010
Is dismissal, in itself, or the stigma arising from it, a matter that can be compensated under law? This question arose when Merrill Lynch appealed ex Read More...

Kraft Canada Fails to Resolve Workplace Harassment Complaints
September 3, 2010
On July 20, 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found Kraft Canada to be negligent in dealing with the complaints of a worker who was the repe Read More...

Costco Employee Wrongfully Terminated After Lengthy Medical Leave
August 27, 2010
On June 15, 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. wrongfully terminated the employment of Frank Naccarat Read More...

Infamous Wrongful Dismissal – Public Employee Wins $1.35M in Damages
July 26, 2010
Two high-ranking public servants moved forward on reform plans designed to save Public Works billions of dollars. The future looked bright. But sudden Read More...

Wrongful Dismissal: Employee Fired After Revealing Cancer Diagnosis
July 21, 2010
A worker informs her employer that she’s been diagnosed with cancer and plans to work up to the day before her surgery. She assumes she’ll have a Read More...

Wrongful Dismissal—What Makes it Wrong?
July 1, 2010
Employment terminations are common in the modern workplace. But what constitutes wrongful dismissal in Canada?

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